Outside the Beltway

As well as the politics that have followed.

The slur “Trump Derangement Syndrome” unintentionally captures something real about our world.

When AI search provides some morning levity.

The would-be gunman was captured before he could get off a shot.

Sometimes the bird gives you the bird

Donald Trump fared considerably worse against a cogent opponent.

Why public attitudes are lagging real world performane.

They’re fast running out of time to find a candidate.

Cults of personality are not the same as cults.

A growing scourge may be next to impossible to stop.

Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce, and MAGA.

Inventing outrage in an already outrageous world.

A country music icon is gone at 90.

Is the past still the past?

The industry is changing rapidly.

A long peek at history in the making.

A really weird proposal to solve a problem that probably doesn’t exist.

The weirdness of Internet outrage culture.

Given the times we live in, you may be tempted to argue about politics tomorrow. Here’s my advice — don’t do it.

Should celebrities use their influence in partisan politics?

Travis Reinking shot four people dead in Nashville over the weekend with a gun that he wasn’t supposed to have access to. Thanks to what seem to be loopholes in existing gun laws, he had one anyway.

Well, that didn’t take long.

Taylor Swift is taking a stand against Apple’s new streaming music service, and she’s largely right.

Today is a day for turkey and football, not a day for politics.

Obama proposes four ‘net neutrality’ rules.