Outside the Beltway

Then process gets in the way of efficiency, kill the process.

A glaring example of trying to terrorize those the administration doesn’t like.

Parade of poor governance edition.

A quote from the wit and wisdom of Donald J. Trump.

Insights into Trump’s worldview.

The retired 3-star National Guard officer is an unorthodox pick.

An evil genius controls the key levers of government.

Links related to various recent posts.

I have questions.

More immigration politics.

And remembering “jokes” about governing like a dictator.

Normal transition . . . and potential red flags.

A hellscape of fire and destruction.

The real crime is what’s legal.

Nunes and Grinell.

The anti-vax threat from the incoming administration.

The fall of the Assad regime is the end of the beginning.

A fifty-year dictatorship has been ousted. What now?

But reports are he will leave office “early.”

Spoiler: tariff threats and other “one weird trick” approaches won’t work.

Another setback for Teheran.

More breaking news.

Another huge blow against Iranian’s regional strategy.

Stop me if you have heard this before, but he is unqualified for the job.

Of leopards and faces.

There is no such thing as “the perfect candidate.”

An indefensible choice.

The Congressman and Green Beret colonel will head Trump’s national security team.

Turning a campaign slogan into policy.

Putting down markers for future reference.

Hitler comparisons.

Breaking News

And the grotesqueness of the Trumpian response.

What we know a day later.

Where the science and art of polling intersect.

A modest proposal for Civil Service reform.

These people are frustrating.

Things continue to be tight, yet Harrisward.

Harris appears to be getting a post-convention bounce while Trump and Vance stay classy.

A Republican columnist is angry that Trump, not Harris, is being seen as the incumbent.