Outside the Beltway

Thoughts on the election and on the electoral rules used.

After a bit of a Trump-induced detour.

The war is on.

Trump’s speech at Fort Bragg.

The information bubble is real.

Is the worst of the idiocy over?

What Trump and DOGE hath wrought.

A return to the question of age limits for office.

What it tells us about race and the Trump administration.

Machines have been eliminating blue collar jobs for decades. Now they’re coming for white collar jobs.

The polls are showing a really weird dynamic.

It’s good to be king.

A unanimous Supreme Court has ordered the administration to comply with a lower court order.

What could possibly go wrong?

…and I write a bit more than that.

Nationwide protests yesterday show a growing outrage over Trump 2.0.

A response to an argument based on feels not facts

A natural evolution in American foreign policy, albeit a concerning one.

The ineptitude is staggering.

First thing we do, let’s intimidate all the lawyers.

Orwell came to mind this morning.

Is the DOGE now on a leash?

The cruelty is indeed the point.

The abuse of power is obvious.

The administration is compiling a list of every single agent who participated in the January 6 investigations.

Links related to various recent posts.

An observation or two.

The move paves the way for Kash Patel or another Trump appointee.

The cruelty isn’t the point.

Some quotes to ponder.

Just lie about it.