Outside the Beltway

Thoughts that didn’t fit in my last post

But they aren’t magical.

A long tradition continues unabated.

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

Why Google isn’t AltaVista.

The Netanyahu government is facing massive strikes and protests over its latest authoritarian moves.

Latin America’s answer to Donald Trump has his own insurrection attempt.

The soccer legend has passed at 82.

Sports fans enjoy watching sports. How much does politics impact that?

Local issues barely matter in Congressional races anymore.

They’re a bloc but also not.

Most Americans are choosing to live a normal life in abnormal times.

As Democrats gain college-educated voters, they’re losing Hispanics and men.

The obstacles to fixing the problem are many.

DC’s NFL franchise finally has a new name.

Thoughts on how we think.

We’re hurting the feelings of those trying to destroy the country.

Apparently, all those states legislating on transgender kids playing sports are doing it for no reason.

Also some ironic positions on capitalism.

The NBA playoffs have been hit with a work stoppage.

Despite hope for a vaccine, officials are canceling large events months in advance.

More dominoes are falling. They won’t be the last.

It is foolish to think that we ever escape politics.

Conferences, sporting events, and even school has been canceled to avoid spreading the pandemic.

Regulars beware: this is a total deviation from normal content.

An interesting albeit dubious selection for Person of the Year.

New estimates place the Cowboys and Yankees at the top of the list of the most valuable sports franchises in the world.

How insidious talking points spread in the modern media environment.

The victory of the U.S. Women’s team in the World Cup has renewed a long-standing argument over pay equity, but the issue is far more complicated than it seems.

The U.S. Women’s National Team won their second consecutive World Cup, their fourth overall, in a 2-0 win over The Netherlands.

The ex-athlete has picked a bizarre target.

Stephen Moore, who has been nominated to a seat on the Federal Reserve Board by President Trump. has a history of controversial remarks about women.

More turmoil in the UNC athletic program threatens Carolina’s academic standing.

Actresses Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman are the most famous of dozens of rich folks trying to get their kids into elite schools.

Protests that have killed four and injured hundreds have been rewarded and show no sign of ending.

Is Donald Trump thinking about dumping Mike Pence in 2020? Probably not, but that’s not going to stop the speculation.

One of the people most responsible for the personal computer revolution has passed away at the far-too-young age of 65.

Elon Musk has apparently come to his senses. At least for now.

The legal troubles for Tesla’s Elon Musk just got a lot more serious.

Initial polling on Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court find the public more divided than they have been for other recent SCOTUS picks, but that’s unlikely to impact the fate of his nomination.

Even if all he gets out of the Helsinki Summit is a handshake and a photograph, Vladimir Putin has already won.

The Thai SEALs have completed an amazing rescue effort with success.

The Presidents of the United States and Russia will meet next month and there’s reason to worry about what Trump might give away.

The North American delegation has won the right to lose a whole lot of money putting on a soccer tournament.

The “caravan” of immigrants that sent the President off the deep end on immigration issues is basically coming to an end.

ESPN the Magazine has broken out the slide rule to rank the top athletes during its first two decades.

Theresa May’s government has not hit Russian oligarchs nearly as hard as they deserve because the UK benefits from turning a blind eye.

Americans as a whole are becoming less religious and some people are panicking about it.

Former N.F.L. player, and convicted murderer, Aaron Hernandez suffered from a severe case of C.T.E. at the time of his death according to a post-mortem brain study.