Outside the Beltway

It’s not all about Trump.

A decades-long decline has ended.

Some thoughts.

A recurring genre about presidents.

You-VAL-dee? You-VAHL-day? Oo-VAHL-deh?

A slim majority upheld an injunction, kicking the can down the road.

Despite their military trappings and propaganda, they’re seldom heroes.

Some GOP governors are taking a stance against Trump.

It doesn’t appear the Uvalde TX police were underfunded

The obstacles to fixing the problem are many.

Some great suggestions, same lame ones, and some missed opportunities.

We know a lot less about the motives of spree killers than the public discourse suggests.

An unprecedented manuever in response to unprecedented obstruction.

Is harassing judges, mayors, Senators, and the like in their private lives just free speech?

More on primaries with a foray into Madison and the general politics of power-seekers and incentives.

At least not right away. But it’s quite possible by 2040.

The face of Fox News is not the bow-tied buffoon from his “Crossfire” days.

When doing the right thing is the wrong thing.

Why would a group that claims it has evidence of ballot harvesting refuse to turn it over?

Did we not already know this?

There are too many variables to make generalized calculations.

Political theater on the southern border.

More willingness to subvert the election.

An extraordinary example shines light on coercive factors that incentivize plea deals

Two hundred-odd people have pled or been found guilty. One has been acquitted.

The SAT is a poor measure of college aptitude but it’s better than most others.

Do you believe in miracles?

It would appear to be the case.

As predicted, rejections of ballots is up.

Greatest democracy in the world, right?

It seems that some Americans are relocating to be with people who share their social and cultural views.

Data from Texas underscore a frequent point about primaries.

His attacks are, in fact, the best case for tenure.

Trump’s pardon offer is just another way to propagate the big lies about the election and 1/6.

A ginned up controversy regarding a border nature reserve has escalated.

Not Mayberry. Not even close.

Once again, today marks a day where folks who would never have supported Dr. King decide they should praise him

It doesn’t add up.

A year after the Capitol riot, DOJ is coming after the most violent perpetrators.

Yes the riots were a disgrace but the Democrats . . . .

Apparently, New York and Oregon are not the same place.

After more than a year and countless investigations into election fraud, the big lie continues to be a big lie

A roundup of reflection on a somber anniversary.

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

Some tabs plus some tabs equals some tabs.

The governor of Texas vows to finish what Trump started.

Apparently, getting her elected President is not a high enough priority in the Biden White House.

We’re likely to see more instances like the Capitol Riot and the Kyle Rittenhouse shootings.