Outside the Beltway

What could possibly go wrong?

We live in interesting times.

Stoking anti-Semitism for political gain

Spoiler: the same people often work at both

It’s the only one that puts all the piece together.

The panic continues. Is it warranted?

A hypothetical spoiler for 2024? (Stress on “hypothetical”).

Being against something just isn’t enough.

What’s that phrased about broken clocks?

Just when you thought they couldn’t get more incompetent.

As I have noted before: he betrayed his oath.

Enjoy.

Because I really do need to close some of these tabs.

Some of the early reactions to the inevitable announcement tell the tale.

A brilliant national security leader is gone too soon.

Thoughts on the scenarios.

What we believe and what we say we believe are often not the same.

“America can survive the demagogues themselves, it’s their audience that will kill us.”

A recurring genre about presidents.

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

An ongoing series of observations.

Mitch McConnell and other senior Republican Senators foolishly believed their colleagues would do the right thing.

It’s happened. What does it mean?

Has the Internet made us more selfish?

When “obviously qualified” apparently isn’t enough

Is the stalwart of Senate bipartisanship interested in governing?

Democrats and Republicans are playing by different rules.

It’s usually more effective to run for something rather than against someone.

The Politician’s Syllogism rears its ugly head.

Really, they owed (and still owe) us better behavior.

The GOP is actually pretty healthy at the moment, despite some public rhetoric to the contrary.

The annual gathering showed us what the Republican Party would become years ago.

This time calling for Chris Krebs to be shot.

Whether the delusions of a madman or a deliberate scheme to poison the waters, there’s cause for concern.

Trump should be worried.

The status quo ante is not just waiting for us around the corner.

Former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick is reportedly considering a late entry into the race for the Democratic nomination.

Joe Walsh, a former Tea Party stalwart who served in Congress nine years ago, has thrown his hat in the ring against President Trump for the 2020 GOP Presidential Nomination.

Prime Minister Netanyahu’s actions toward two Democratic Congresswomen,seemingly at the bidding of President Trump, is the latest example of the growing partisan divide over policy toward Israel.

Predictably, news that the investigation has ended has people on both sides cheering. It’s unwarranted.

Two more defections from the stable of writers at RedState provide further proof of the extent to which conservative media has become a pro-Trump echo chamber.

Another Cabinet member rebukes the President for his comments about Charlottesville.