Outside the Beltway

Here we go again.

Punditry, complexity, and democracy.

The “interference with the administration of justice” enhancement was wrongly applied.

If we’re even bowling at all.

He owes over half a billion so far. That creates significant conflicts of interest.

Cults of personality are not the same as cults.

Netanyahu is defying the international community.

A special counsel has declined to prosecute the President but his rationale was painful.

A growing scourge may be next to impossible to stop.

The country music singer was 62.

Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce, and MAGA.

A credulous report strings together some anedotes and dubious polling.

A disturbing report.

A bizarre call from the former Speaker.

Gregg Abbott is now defying the U.S. Supreme Court, forcing a showdown.

On racism, Republicans, and names

I know a fireable offense when I see it.

The anti-Trump attack dog is out of the race.

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

The inevitable threats to remove Biden from the ballot emerge.

An illustration of the justice system working as designed.

Repeated academic integrity violations led to her forced ouster.

Another state has declared him an insurrectionist.

Why can’t some of us handle the truth?

It’s just resting.

Economic Chart Edition.

The popular app is influencing the opinions of its young user base.

Those seeking to escape the global south are facing resistance from DC to London to Paris.

A Pyrrhic victory in one of many cases against America’s mayor.

World opinion and American opinion diverge significantly.

Another sad data point about current politics.

The cease-fire will end. What follows is not at all clear.

The President has tepid support in the 18-29 demographic.

Pick a side. No nuance allowed.

What comes next is anyone’s guess.

In a bathtub?

Demonstrators once again breached Hill security.

Will at least four Republicans have a spine?

Jim Jordan is trying to bully his way into office. It almost certainly won’t work.

Ali Qadhi, who led the terrorist attack on Israel last week, has been killed by the IDF. So have fleeing civilians.

Some thoughts on the Speaker contest.

The killing goes on.

A roundup of news and opinon.

The 50th anniversary of the Yom Kippur war sees a re-escalation.

The game is the game.

The Emily’s list leader will be the first Black lesbian in the Senate.

The tables have turned.

Much ado about nothing?