Outside the Beltway

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?