Outside the Beltway

Wherein I take issue with a charactization made by Tom Nichols and discuss the politics of language.

A shameful stunt reminiscent of an even darker era.

Stuff from last week and over the weekend that might be of interest.

An unlikely source argues that it’s too big and poorly targeted.

Pfizer and Moderna will soon roll out protection against newer strains.

The intersection of politics, morality, and meaning.

Normalcy is not a bad thing.

Paywalls are not our problem.

Foreign policy makes strange bedfellows.

With the government throwing its hands up, it’s now up to the citizenry.

For your consideration.

So, what now?

How long can the unsustainable be sustained?

Could Alaska point the way to a solution?

The obstacles to fixing the problem are many.

The President continues his recent penchant for saying the quiet part out loud.

The combination of a horrendous rollout and a social media onslaught was disastrous.

For your consideration.

There are many barriers to true freedom.

It’s happened. What does it mean?

A twist on an evergreen debate.

Republicans are aghast that he’s abandoned his principles.

Speaker Pelosi has it. Is President Biden next?

The only way to save our freedom is to destroy it.

Magically mobilizing nonvoters isn’t going to happen (but it sounds nice, I suppose).

A trailblazing diplomat has died at 84.

Because of course it was.

It’s hard to see how this crisis ends.

Putin’s forces are in Kyiv.

The much-anticipated escalation has happened. Now to see how the United States and its allies respond.

The great conservative humorist is gone at 74.

A bloc of moderates is not coming to a Senate near you.

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

If you’re still carrying one of these, it’ll be a brick in three days.

Misc. stories for your enjoyment.

A somber thought about this present moment.

A lot of America is simply over the pandemic, even if it isn’t over us.

Violence, masculinity, and American politics.

Kimberly Webb Joyner, my first wife and the mother of my children, has been gone a decade.

A just verdict—but just a verdict.

Journalism is terrible except when compared to the alternatives.

The CDC is leaving it up to you!

Is media coverage of experts’ struggles to understand COVID helpful?

Denial, whining, and truth wrapped into one segment.

The equivalent of Pennsylvania’s entire labor force is sitting on the sidelines.

Several stories for your consumption.

Why products are still hard to find and prices are so high.

Misc. stories worth noting, but that I don’t have time to write about.

The collapse is not his doing. But he’s accountable for the poor planning.