Outside the Beltway

An epic finale.

Plus CBS and the Trump administration keep forgetting about the Streisand Effect.

A great American actor is gone at 95.

People are weird.

The end of an era.

The Nerd Prom chickens out.

It depends.

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

Hasan Minhaj is a serial liar. Does it matter?

The new honcho at the original 24 hour news network wants to be more subtle and less alarmest.

Addressing an analytical pet peeve (and, more importantly, correcting a mistake).

Did you know that the elephant population has tripled over the last six months?

Since when is it a crime to say stupid things on “The View”?

The GOP is actually pretty healthy at the moment, despite some public rhetoric to the contrary.

A silly, sexist WSJ op-ed has generated plenty of attention.

The official campaign to oust Donald Trump is off to a good start.

A useful insight from the former late night comic.

The math compelled it. But he outlasted several better-known candidates.

A touching tribute to doing the right thing.

Money has increasingly dominated American politics but the court case had little to do with it.

Stories from sites like The Onion are routinely shared on social media and perceived as real news.

America’s Newspaper of Record has decided the backlash isn’t worth it.

Trump’s penchant for behaving more like a talk radio host than a POTUS continues unabated.