Outside the Beltway

Thinking about how what is known about Trump and Epstein.

The original KISS lead guitarist is gone at 74.

Don’t talk like one.

The evil of others rarely brings out our best.

What? Retaliation from Iran?

Is dropping it on Israel the most likely reason?

These sweet, anxious, thoughtful, and genuinely loveable students know in their bones that their future is deeply uncertain and shaped by adults who appear to have no idea what they’re doing.

A day of AI, tariffs, and world historic stupidity.

The MSG rally.

With a guest appearance by Hitler.

J. D. Vance seems to have a cruel sense of humor and issues with women. Weird!

We live in interesting times.

Our fee-for-service system is broken.

Or maybe a gift certificate to some online poli sci courses?

The legendary basketball player and executive is gone at 86.

Congressional Republicans are reminding voters of a dark hour in the Biden presidency.

If we’re even bowling at all.

The enemy of my enemy is still my enemy.

The Washington Post proves that, no matter how hard you try, you can’t cover some stories neutrally.

The game of tit-for-tat continues.

When checks and balances aren’t enough.

The 21st century’s most brutal conflict and the laws of war.

The Irish singer-activist is gone at 56.

Gallup’s annual Values and Beliefs survey has some interesting results.

An odd set of Senators have a really bad idea.

We’re falling further behind for many reasons.

A little debt ceiling, a little higher ed, and other misc delights.

A brilliant journalist is gone at 44.

Cities across the United States are taking the wrong approach to a crisis.

Electoral Count Act reforms are “hidden” in the bipartisan budget bill.

That time the Nazis made a movie about the Titanic.

Can moderate Republicans take back their party?

A revealing comparison of Republican districts that deny and don’t deny the 2020 outcome.

Putin is committing war crimes in retaliation for an attack on a legitimate military target.

CNN’s original anchorman is gone at 82.

As more details emerge about the documents he stole, defenders are falling away.

A precision drone strike on a balcony in Kabul took out a longtime nemesis.

Paywalls are not our problem.

Yet another study that confirms my pre-existing biases.

Alas, it’s unlikely to change the policies that enable them.

The Ohio GOP Senate contest.

It’s okay to ask a war criminal for some political dirt on your opponent, right?

Thomas gets the ball rolling, and I take off from there.

Two unclassified after-action reports shine a new—if one-sided—light on the evacuation.

How do we know when our government is telling us the truth?

Yet another grim milestone.

But from what? Comparing two stories from Tennessee that show our society’s contradictory impulses when it comes to “protecting the children.”

The silly season has commenced a mite early.

The safety gap between affluent, white and poor, minority communities has grown over the last three decades.