Outside the Beltway

Too many! Too few!

A reasonable ruling with horrible consequences.

A potential GOP self-own in south Texas.

A fascinating conversation between two queer journalists.

Can’t a pundit fantasize about an alternative to the two major parties?

His critics are focused on the wrong problem.

We’re getting weird policies almost nobody is asking for.

UPenn law professor Amy Wax as a test case.

The anti-Trump Republican could find re-election difficult.

The one-time Juiceboxer is still annoying the mainstream media.

A moderate Republican almost diagnoses the problem.

Congress is poised to legislate protections previously mandated by the courts.

How well has the famous thesis fared?

Roberts may not like it, but SCOTUS is political and does have a legitimacy problem.

The President delivered a rousing stump speech from Independence Hall.

Many young, progressive Jews are feeling unwelcome in young, progressive circles.

Another example of why the filibuster needs to go.

The symbolic vote attracted a handful of Republican votes.

A comparison of the two texts.

An ugly divorce exposes a gap in our legal structure.

Quite often, political fights are about attitudes rather than issues and polices.

The apparently eminent demise of abortion rights has reignited an old debate.

Pew’s new typology shows the diversity of both US political parties.

Some people claim there’s a woman to blame.

Amending the Constitutional through unconstitutional means is a very bad idea.

Not of governance.

A fundamental building block of our system makes it nearly impossible to fix.

The one-time wunderkind, blogging pioneer, and same-sex marriage champion is now on the outs.

Free speech is not for everyone.

A too-long discourse on how courts should function.

It’s a reasonable question but not the right one.

The Hallmark Channel caved to the complaints of a small group of so-called Christians who objected to a television commercial.

Chick-Fil-A is ending its charitable giving to organizations that oppose LGBT rights, and conservatives are predictably freaking out.

A conservative columnist explains how once-Republican states are switching sides.

With Pete Buttigieg rising in the polls, but underperforming among African-Americans, some are wondering if his sexual orientation is holding him back.

A custody case out of Texas raises issues about how to react to and treat a child who identifies as a gender different from their biological sex.

Beto O’Rourke wants to use government policy to punish religious institutions that don’t recognize same-sex marriages.

It’s not the responsibility of the opposition party to make up for Donald Trump.

Elizabeth Warren’s comments at an LGBT rights forum late last week were cheered by the audience, but some Democrats are raising concerns about their impact on the General Election.

A wedding venue in Mississippi is citing religious beliefs in support of its decision not to allow an interracial couple to utilize their facilities.

A defense of a modest philosophy of judicial interpretation.

A Federal Court has ruled once again in favor of a transgender student in Virginia who was prevented from using the bathroom conforming to their gender identity.

Donald Trump is a complete package, you can’t support part of it without at least implicitly endorsing all of it.

A leading same-sex marriage advocate is pushing back on the trans movement.

The Washington State Supreme Court has ruled against a Seattle-area florist who refused to provide flowers for a same-sex wedding.

Is it really such a bad thing when a politician changes a long-help position on a political issue?

Republicans nationwide are trying to discourage Roy Moore from running for Senate again. Roy Moore doesn’t care.