Outside the Beltway

Honoring the 41st President cast a poor light on the 45th.

Glenn Reynolds announced via his USA Today column that he has deleted his Twitter account.

After initially saying no, Texas Congressman Beto O’Rourke is now reopening the door to the idea of running for President.

Now that’s a lot of beef.

Sherrod Brown pulled off the only statewide Democratic victory in Ohio on November 6th. Because of that, he’s being looked at as a potential 2020 candidate for President.

Forty years ago tonight, the Star Wars universe came to television in a production so bad that it makes Jar Jar Binks seem positively Shakespearean by comparison.

A slight variant of the uniform from World War II and Korea is coming to a soldier near you.

Beto O’Rourke should consider running again in 2020, but not for President.

President Trump’s selection to serve as Acting Attorney General does not appear to be Constitutionally authorized to serve in that position.

Somewhere, Tim Russert is smiling.

Florida voters approved an amendment to the state’s Constitution that will restore the voting rights of as many as 1.2 million ex-felons and make it easier for future released felons to get their civil rights back.

The emergence of a silly talking point.

Congressman Steve King’s anti-immigrant, xenophobic rhetoric hasn’t bothered his constituents for twenty years, but he suddenly finds himself the focus of controversy and possibly vulnerable. It couldn’t happen to a more well-deserving guy.

Anti-Semitic violence has increased markedly over the past two years. So has the spread of far-right “anti-Globalist” conspiracy theories. This is not a coincidence.

With one week to go before Election Day, Democrats seem well-positioned to gain control of the House while Republicans seem likely to hold on to the Senate.

One of the longest-lasting characters on The Simpsons may not be long for this world, but before we write him off perhaps we ought to stop and think.

Charges have been filed against the man responsible for the massacre in Pittsburgh in both Federal and State court.

America’s tradition of unlimited free expression increases the danger of violence.

At least eight people are dead in a mass shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue.

Just days after appearing to condone donning blackface in the style of a 19th Century minstrel show, Megyn Kelly is out at NBC News.

Authorities have arrested a Florida man named Cesar Sayoc, a 56-year-old Trump supporter, in connection with the wave of bombing attempts directed at critics of the President.

More outrageous behavior by the President of the United States.

The Russians are interfering in our electoral system again, and they’re using our own hyperpartisanship to accomplish their goals.

The Saudi Arabian Government is finally acknowledging that Jamal Khashoggi is dead. Their explanation for his death, though, is too absurd to be believed.

The evidence linking the Saudi Crown Prince to the murder of Jamal Khashoggi seems irrefutable.

Several of the men apparently tied to the murder of Jamal Khashoggi have close ties to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

With three weeks to go until Election Day, it’s looking like we’ll end up with a Congress divided between Democrats in the House and Republicans in the Senate.

Rather than cauterizing an open wound, she’s fanned the fuels of a fire.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints wants to be referred to by its given name. Shouldn’t we respect that wish?

Should celebrities use their influence in partisan politics?

The Kavanaugh fight is just another indicator of our national divide.

Yesterday’s test of the Presidential Alert system went about as planned.

For the second time in two years, the Supreme Court starts a new term down one Justice. That isn’t as big a problem as it might seem.

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.

Just hours before hearings that will likely determine the fate of Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court, new accusations and revelations are coming to light.

Less than a day before a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, a third woman has come forward with new allegations involving Judge Brett Kavanaugh.

Six siblings of Arizona Congressman Paul Gosar are starring in political ads against him. This is just another unfortunate example of the extent to which our political culture has been ruined by hyperpartisan polarization.

Your phone won’t be beeping on Thursday after all.

Be prepared to get a test message from the Federal Government at 2:18 pm Eastern Time on Thursday. This is only a test.

The shooting of Botham Jean by off-duty Dallas Police Officer Amber Guyger earlier this month seems like a clear cut murder. So why is she only charged with manslaughter?

Some last minute dramatics in the Kavanaugh nomination fight, but it seems unlikely to impact the outcome of the nomination fight.

New evidence indicates that the same Russian backed bots and trolls that sought to influence the 2016 election are now attempting to exploit the social divisions raised by the N.F.L. players kneeling during the National Anthem.

Entertainers work for a living, too.

Alex Jones lost a bid to dismiss a lawsuit filed by families of children killed in the Sandy Hook massacre.

Social media has altered the way writers and readers interact in odd ways.

President Trump reportedly vetoed a plan to issue a statement lauding Senator John McCain after he died on Saturday.

One moment at a campaign rally in October 2008 defines better than anything else what American politics lost when John McCain passed away.

Senator John McCain has died at the age of 81,

My latest for The National Interest is out.