Outside the Beltway

Don’t let the door . . .

When the abnormal ceases to be.

Staffers are in mutiny after owners killed plans to endorse Kamala Harris for President.

Our long national nightmare is not over.

And his corruption.

Faux amateurism is dead. What replaces it remains to be seen.

A disturbing dissection in the NYT Magazine.

No big surprises from the dumbest recurring contest in American politics.

The target this time: Nikki Haley.

A bad column is worse than expected.

Normalizing Trump via poor analysis.

More importantly, comments on challenges to incumbent presidents.

The rare case where a clickbait headline is actually appropriate.

A trailblazer is gone at 90.

Much ado about nothing?

Another illustration of the weakness of the American party system.

The Senate is voting one-by-one in the face of the Tuberville hold on top nominees.

“Classical liberals” really need to rediscover self examination

As tired as we may be of him, his nominating electorate appears ready for another round.

Culling for the primary feeder job in American legal system begins in high school.

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

In case you need some reading this morning.

The New York Post and Wall Street Journal are blasting the losing loser.

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

She’s almost certainly going to lose her House seat. Can she get a promotion?

Donald Trump and friends speak to the NRA.

He was clearly willing to subvert the election.

Republicans competing to see who can be the toughest on crime

A lone judge has halted the military’s vaccine mandate.

Every now and again, it’s not Mitch McConnell’s fault.

Mayor Pete is being mocked for telling obvious truths.

A sign of our times.

The President’s approval has plummeted, largely because of factors outside his control.

Gotta clear those tabs.

One party is divided on how to govern and the other is united in not governing.

The latest variant of the “No Justice, No Peace” threat is unhelpful.

Deal-making in Washington is next to impossible.

Ted Cruz is at it again.

Reflections on the events of 6 January two months later.

It is really so hard to understand that you don’t go on vacation during a massive disaster?

The talk radio megastar has died, aged 70.

Most agree that it was good theater. But it’s not clear what they’ve proven.

Specifically: the former confederacy and Democratic dominance.

David Brooks is the leader in the clubhouse.

The live coverage of Wednesday’s assault on American democracy underplayed its seriousness.

AZ, GA, and Pa are on the table.

They’re actually going to go through with it.

That which worked for petty business disputes was never going to work on this big of a stage.

A game wherein one team has to score more points to win than does the other.

A partial response in the context of a complex topic.