Outside the Beltway

Tabby Thursday

· Thursday, March 12, 2026 · 8 comments

Unserious and Reprehensible

· Friday, March 6, 2026 · 39 comments

Memes, movies, TV shows, and actual war. One of these things is not like the other.

More on Post-Khamenei Iran

· Sunday, March 1, 2026 · 5 comments

More excerpts from excellent columns I’ve read.

On “Heritage Americans”

· Thursday, February 26, 2026 · 32 comments

Are some of us more American than others?

Tabby Thursday

· Thursday, February 26, 2026 · 5 comments

President Donald Trump participates in the Board of Peace Charter Announcement and Signing ceremony during the World Economic Forum, Thursday, January 22, 2026, at the Davos Congress Center in Davos, Switzerland. President Donald Trump participates in the Board of Peace Charter Announcement and Signing ceremony during the World Economic Forum, Thursday, January 22, 2026, at the Davos Congress Center in Davos, Switzerland.

Trump Preparing For War With Iran

· Friday, February 20, 2026 · 27 comments

You’re going to be finding out over the next, maybe, 10 days. 10 to 15 days, pretty much, maximum.

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Robert Duvall, 1931-2026

· Tuesday, February 17, 2026 · 4 comments

A great American actor is gone at 95.

AI and Jobs, Redux

· Sunday, February 15, 2026 · 20 comments

An ongoing discussion.

The Irresponsible Government Model

· Tuesday, February 10, 2026 · 21 comments

The Epstein fallout highlights differences in the US and UK systems.

Federal agents ram a man's vehicle and demand identification at Park Avenue and 35th Street in Minneapolis on January 12, 2026. The Latino man says he was let go once they realized he was a US citizen. While doing so, a crowd as well as more officers continued to arrive before releasing tear gas and pepper spraying members of the media and their cameras. Federal agents ram a man's vehicle and demand identification at Park Avenue and 35th Street in Minneapolis on January 12, 2026. The Latino man says he was let go once they realized he was a US citizen. While doing so, a crowd as well as more officers continued to arrive before releasing tear gas and pepper spraying members of the media and their cameras.

Take off the Masks

· Tuesday, February 3, 2026 · 10 comments

There is no reason for ICE operatives to wear masks save they don’t want to be held accountable.

Fine Line Between Public Right to Know and Doxxing

· Monday, February 2, 2026 · 11 comments

Ethics and masked law enforcement.

Bovino Out of Minneapolis

· Tuesday, January 27, 2026 · 4 comments

And maybe out entirely.

Mid-Week Tabbery

· Wednesday, January 21, 2026 · 23 comments

Peak Republican Cowardice?

· Tuesday, January 20, 2026 · 22 comments

The question mark is for the peak, not for the cowardice.

North American Aerospace Defense Command F-35 Lightning II aircraft with the Wisconsin Air National Guard's 115th Fighter Wing, F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft with the South Carolina Air National Guard's 169th Fighter Wing fly over Greenland Oct. 7, 2025. Operating in the Arctic provides the flexibility and adaptability needed to overcome logistical hurdles in a dynamic and unforgiving environment. Greenland, as part of the Kingdom of Denmark has long played an important role in the defense of North America, which strengthens NORAD's ability to protect the continent from today's threats and emerging challenges from all approaches. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by 2d Lt Cameron Lewis) North American Aerospace Defense Command F-35 Lightning II aircraft with the Wisconsin Air National Guard's 115th Fighter Wing, F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft with the South Carolina Air National Guard's 169th Fighter Wing fly over Greenland Oct. 7, 2025. Operating in the Arctic provides the flexibility and adaptability needed to overcome logistical hurdles in a dynamic and unforgiving environment. Greenland, as part of the Kingdom of Denmark has long played an important role in the defense of North America, which strengthens NORAD's ability to protect the continent from today's threats and emerging challenges from all approaches. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by 2d Lt Cameron Lewis)

Greenland Follies

· Monday, January 19, 2026 · 48 comments

A slow-moving disaster.

SaturTabs

· Saturday, January 17, 2026 · 21 comments

The Affordability Conundrum

· Saturday, December 27, 2025 · 25 comments

The fixes people want won’t help and those that will help, people don’t want.

Tuesday Tab Clearing

· Tuesday, December 16, 2025 · 5 comments

Greg Bovino’s Costuming Choices

· Monday, December 15, 2025 · 9 comments

It is hard to ignore the aesthetic he is invoking.

Monday Morning Tabs

· Monday, December 8, 2025 · 5 comments

Monday Tabs

· Monday, December 1, 2025 · 3 comments

Tabby Thursday

· Thursday, November 20, 2025 · 14 comments

Eight Democrats Break Ranks to End Filibuster

· Monday, November 10, 2025 · 54 comments

A lot of pain for . . . not much.

The Shutdown Nonsense Drags On

· Friday, November 7, 2025 · 38 comments

Democrats are digging in.

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Saturday Tabs

· Saturday, November 1, 2025 · 11 comments

USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) transits the Atlantic Ocean, Feb. 3, 2020. Ford is underway conducting carrier qualifications. USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) transits the Atlantic Ocean, Feb. 3, 2020. Ford is underway conducting carrier qualifications.

We’re on the Verge of War With Venezuela (and Maybe Colombia)

· Saturday, October 25, 2025 · 27 comments

What could possibly go wrong?

The Internet of Everything

· Wednesday, October 22, 2025 · 27 comments

The downside of our increasing connectivity.

Monday Morning Tabs

· Monday, October 20, 2025 · 14 comments

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Is The Resistance Futile?

· Saturday, October 18, 2025 · 17 comments

The second round of No Kings rallies will take place today. Will they matter?

President Donald Trump thanks the crowd after remarks at the Salute to America Celebration, Thursday, July 3, 2025, at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa. President Donald Trump thanks the crowd after remarks at the Salute to America Celebration, Thursday, July 3, 2025, at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa.

In Front of Our Noses: War Zones!

· Wednesday, October 8, 2025 · 25 comments

Hyperbole? Dishonesty? Distraction? Fantasy? Too much cable TV?

President Donald Trump speaks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office after a joint press conference announcing the U.S. peace plan for Gaza, Monday, September 29, 2025. President Donald Trump speaks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office after a joint press conference announcing the U.S. peace plan for Gaza, Monday, September 29, 2025.

Hamas Agrees To Release Hostages But Wants Further Negotiations

· Saturday, October 4, 2025 · 11 comments

A No masquerading as a Yes to Trump’s peace deal.

SaturTabs

· Saturday, September 27, 2025 · 10 comments

Comey Indicted

· Friday, September 26, 2025 · 22 comments

Serious abuses of power alongside an almost cartoonish set of behaviors.

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Zombie Democracy?

· Friday, September 26, 2025 · 39 comments

What democratic backsliding looks like.

TGI Tabs

· Friday, September 19, 2025 · 8 comments

Sunday Morning Tabs

· Sunday, September 14, 2025 · 10 comments

A Pile of Monday Morning Tabs

· Monday, September 8, 2025 · 13 comments

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Department of WAR

· Friday, September 5, 2025 · 23 comments

A historically inaccurate bit of symbolic silliness.

More on the Attack in the Caribbean

· Thursday, September 4, 2025 · 13 comments

It is unusual and a problem.

Lazy Sunday Tabs

· Sunday, August 31, 2025 · 10 comments

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Sunday Tabs

· Sunday, August 24, 2025 · 2 comments

Monday Morning Tabs

· Monday, August 18, 2025 · 9 comments

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Putin Summit Yields Nothing

· Saturday, August 16, 2025 · 17 comments

The artless deal.

Chainsaw Killers Don’t Care About Statistics

· Friday, August 15, 2025 · 8 comments

Nor does Benny Johnson.

President Donald Trump thanks the crowd after remarks at the Salute to America Celebration, Thursday, July 3, 2025, at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa. President Donald Trump thanks the crowd after remarks at the Salute to America Celebration, Thursday, July 3, 2025, at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa.

Bloodshed, Bedlam, Squalor and Worse

· Tuesday, August 12, 2025 · 30 comments

Authoritarianism is popular.

TGI Tabs!

· Friday, August 8, 2025 · 5 comments

Hot August Tabs

· Friday, August 1, 2025 · 14 comments

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France Recognizes Palestine

· Friday, July 25, 2025 · 42 comments

Responding to tragedy with farce.

Mid-Week Pile o’ Tabs

· Wednesday, July 16, 2025 · 55 comments

In Front of Our Noses: Wasteful Government

· Tuesday, July 15, 2025 · 11 comments

Destroying aid because they destroyed USAID.

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