Outside the Beltway

Bret Stephens wants to oust Maduro in Venezuela.

The second round of No Kings rallies will take place today. Will they matter?

The public is much less concerned than you are.

It is unusual and a problem.

None of this is good for the quality of our democracy (not that it was great to begin with).

Looking backwards in the energy sector.

America is always both what it claims to be and what it actually is. The Fourth of July, then, marks our aspirations—and also our shortcomings.

This one was in Tuskegee, AL (and this isn’t a photography post).

The loss of many key leaders in short order is a serious problem.

Trump and Netanyahu do not see eye to eye on the matter.

What could possibly go wrong?

Our leaders are afraid to lead.

The legendary actor is gone at 95.

Only the best people.

Trump’s reaction to the air disaster is telling in a variety of ways.

Only a handful of Republican Senators have objected. Mildly.

Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and both Roosevelts pushed the envelope, too!

America’s 39th President, and greatest ex-President, is gone at the ripe old age of 100.

There are 800 or so of them in the United States alone. Where the hell did they come from?

It’s neither unprecedented nor powerful. It doesn’t exist.

Here’s the full video.

Subtle demographic changes may have created a tipping point.

What we know a day later.

Some Democrats are unhappy Harris is touting the endorsement of the Cheneys.

The sitting Vice President isn’t getting blamed for the economy.

It’s not been a great few days for J. D. Vance

Voters in Mexico, India, and South Africa are making their voices heard.

A beach home and “An Appeal to Heaven”

A shocking development amidst regional turmoil.

Two related questions.

Suddenly, old voters are aligning Democrat and young ones Republican.

Another escalation in the longstanding “shadow war.”

The book spawned a cottage industry. But did it change the study of economics?

A century-old cartel has been broken.

If we’re even bowling at all.

Israel and Iran’s proxies are on a collision course.

Why can’t some of us handle the truth?

A short-term win for creatives and a longer-term loss?

The Adobe cofounder who revolutionized printing is gone at 82.

West Virginia University may be the canary in the coal mine.

The current business model is collapsing. It’s about time.

Americans have taken the dominance of the Women’s National Team for granted.

On Florida’s updated standards regarding slavery.

Absolutely something!

Decades of innovation may be coming to fruition.

Politicians and other thought leaders are playing with fire.

Some predict a fundamental restructuring of the economy.