Outside the Beltway

Cruelty in service of nativist purity.

The actor and director is gone at 89.

The artless deal.

Why I am not a conspiracy guy, but also wonder why he is shouting about the whole thing.

Where will it go?

Sometimes all we have is the choice of how we react to events.

The weirdness of this year’s polling gives the President’s team hope.

The psychologist who won a Nobel in economics is gone at 90.

The “interference with the administration of justice” enhancement was wrongly applied.

The longtime NPR host is gone at 76.

And the intuition that things aren’t really working.

Some historical context.

It’s just resting.

The coiner of Godwin’s law gives his blessing.

An unusual all non-politics edition.

A fascinating conversation between two queer journalists.

Hasan Minhaj is a serial liar. Does it matter?

Ukraine is heavily censoring foreign media.

Old men still bitter about where they went to college.

The collaboration has been even more robust than advertised.

Publishers and consumers want very different business models.

Apparently, more expensive versions of products are often better.

States are sponsoring an increasingly controversial image.

An embarrassing photo demonstrates the perils of leading the free world.

It would appear to be the case.

Manhattan’s new DA seems to think he has a weak case.

Musings about US politics and culture.

Items for your consideration.

An interesting argument, albeit about a tiny and vastly over-discussed segment.

Joe Biden has bet his presidency on a caucus that may simply be irreconcilable.

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

The postmortems are well underway.

The longtime TV pitchman is gone.

It turns out that the GOAT is a human being.

Another R/D cleavage?

The fear of missing out is strong.

A sad and disturbing report from a reliable source.

It’s much easier to fund bad information than good.

If the goal is to change politics, not just vent frustration, messaging is important.

Seeking to have a US citizen investigated by a foreign government based on innuendo is a major problem.

Former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer has hit the bottom of the barrel.

Julian Castro, Kamala Harris, and Elizabeth Warren are pandering to the base.

A new look at the allegations against Justice Brett Kavanaugh uncovers some new evidence.

Stories from sites like The Onion are routinely shared on social media and perceived as real news.

Everything you always wanted in a hearing. And less.