Outside the Beltway

The octogenarian Speaker Emerita will not seek re-election.

On politics, guns, and people killing people

Are Red and Blue states even part of the same country anymore?

The pioneering astronaut is gone at 97.

Not really posts, but hey, here they are anyway.

The Beach Boy legend is gone at 82.

A case from rural Alabama.

The boxing great and grill pitchman is gone at 76.

The legendary actor is gone at 95.

The R&B icon is gone at 88.

The man who tried to prevent the vote from being counted last time is about to be certified President again.

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

The talk show pioneer is gone at 88.

Too many! Too few!

The legendary comedian is gone at 94.

*Parenthetically, his opponent wouldn’t know the truth if it bit him on the ass.

Suddenly, old voters are aligning Democrat and young ones Republican.

The 2000 Democratic Vice Presidential nominee turned maverick is gone at 82.

Explaining the inexplicable.

A credulous report strings together some anedotes and dubious polling.

On racism, Republicans, and names

The coiner of Godwin’s law gives his blessing.

It’s . . . complicated.

The legendary football player and pitchman is gone at 80.

A tale of slow-moving bureaucracy.

The leader of The Band is gone at 80.

A new book looks at the confluence of geography and disadvantage.

Absolutely something!

Thoughts after reading Part 2 of the Reuter’s series, “Slavery’s Descendants”

The problem is not the indictment; it is the indicted.

Our surroundings quite literally change how we see the world.

Car manufacturers are slowly removing an old format.

Many in the Global South see the war very differently than we in the West.

A Hollywood star is gone at 82.

The folk rock legend is gone at 81.

A legendary guitarist is gone at 78.

Latin America’s answer to Donald Trump has his own insurrection attempt.

A move away from a centuries old Asian practice.

A deep dive into why our politics are so broken.

The most popular television product is running out of room to expand.

A country music icon is gone at 90.

How much blame did the 70-year constitutional monarch share?

Many young, progressive Jews are feeling unwelcome in young, progressive circles.

The iconic basketball player, coach, and civil rights leader is gone at 88.

How long can the unsustainable be sustained?

The Proud Boys, Trump family, and Alex Jones all filmed documentaries of their actions leading up to January 6.

Half a century have passed since a botched burglary changed history.

A group of extremists are stopped from instigating a riot.