Outside the Beltway

The cruelty isn’t the point.

Breaking News

The politics of humiliation and gaslighting.

And, more broadly, about the normalization of Trump

When the abnormal ceases to be.

Not knowing the results of an election a week later is unacceptable.

After 29 days . . . a proportionate response.

The actor known for “Good Times,” “Roots,” and “The West Wing” is gone at 84.

The Hit King is gone at 83.

A massive Israeli operation. To what end?

And proof of Trump’s media diet.

The legendary star of stage and screen is gone at 93.

To what degree is right wing media shaping Trump’s view of Harris?

Yet another service disruption over rights fees calls attention to the issue.

It’s not 2019 anymore.

The sitting Vice President isn’t getting blamed for the economy.

The talk show pioneer is gone at 88.

A bold reversal of fortunes. For now.

Beyond politics, there’s culture.

Five minutes is an eternity in the current information environment.

An odd juxtaposition in the major press.

The legendary comedian is gone at 94.

We don’t know much but the early details are all too familiar.

“Dr. Ruth” is gone at 96.

Democrats desperate for a different nominee are falling in line as the President refuses to go.

The far right won the first round. The far left won the second. It’s a mess.

Our natural instincts in hiring are wrong.

Democratic strategists are complaining that Biden is being too honest.

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

The Russian autocrat is emboldened.

The weirdness of this year’s polling gives the President’s team hope.

The President wants an alternative schedule and format.

Well, more than two…

Police have been brought at universities across the country.

It was the least they could do.

A legendary actor is gone at 87.

A long tradition continues unabated.

He’s on a winning streak not seen since Stalin.

The mess in California hides a more pressing issue.

Punditry, complexity, and democracy.

The Top Two system has created perverse incentives.

If we’re even bowling at all.

The problem that won’t go away.

The country music singer was 62.

It’s what we do. I mean this is what we do.

A sign of the Times.

Making 2024 about 2021 and 1777.

It’s just resting.