Outside the Beltway

What’s that meme about cruelty being the point?

The anti-vax threat from the incoming administration.

The actor known for “Good Times,” “Roots,” and “The West Wing” is gone at 84.

Did Trump’s stoic reaction win him the election?

He owes over half a billion so far. That creates significant conflicts of interest.

The leader of The Band is gone at 80.

CNN’s original anchorman is gone at 82.

It appears that the DOJ has enough evidence to indict someone.

POLITICO has obtained what purports to be the 1st draft of the opinion.

The first modern stand-up comedian has died at 94.

When “the news” isn’t just “the news.”

Trump brags about being the “most admired” and provides yet another example of poor understanding of data.

The National Security Advisor to Presidents Ford and GHW Bush has died.

An interesting albeit dubious selection for Person of the Year.

A Justice Department official who had the courage to stand up to the President has died at the age of 87.

The longtime anchor is leaving the network, ostensibly at his request.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, already facing a rough re-election battle is now dealing with a blackface controversy.

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

Wherein I explore the notion that ignorance is bliss.

Making up a Trump quote just gives cover to the real ones.

Two youngish Rhodes Scholars turned mayors are getting covered differently.

A depressing day in the world of sports journalism.

Democratic House members are finding that their constituents aren’t quite as eager for impeachment as some party activists are.

More than any recent President, Donald Trump displays a tremendous amount ignorance about the world. Even worse is the fact that he seems proud of it.

RIP, Dolly.

Fifty years ago tonight, one of the most iconic photos in history was taken.

Surely a celebrity hound with no political experience can’t become President. Right?

Paul Laxalt, the former Nevada Senator who was one of President Reagan’s closest confidantes outside the White House, has died at 96.

The crying Honduran girl who has become a symbol of a brutal policy actually is not one of its victims.

The old name was apparently confusing for many customers.

In what seems like an obvious response to the rise of the #MeToo movement and the cultural changes it has brought about, the Miss America pageant is making a major change.

Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has been charged with rape and sexual assault in a New York Court.

For decades, it was the preeminent brand in American journalism. Now its pieces are being sold at bargain rates.

Personal attacks on teenagers whose friends were murdered is a strategy sure to backfire.

Donald Trump is now claiming that he had never denied that Russia interfered in the 2016 election. This is, of course, not true.

Donald Trump lies about even the most trivial matters, How are we supposed to believe anything else he says?

Donald Trump spends an inordinate amount of time watching television and regurgitating what he sees on Twitter. That’s not healthy.

Al Franken’s Senate career reaches its inevitable end.

A fitting honor for women who have brought to light an issue that was swept under the rug for far too long.

A seventh woman has come forward to accuse Senator Al Franken of having groped her as calls mount from his Democratic colleagues for him to resign.

Trump and his underlings continue to lie, even about the most trivial of matters.

Donald Trump’s golf courses are displaying something that literally is fake news.

A legendary statesman has passed.

The President is being fed “news” from questionable news sources, and that’s a problem.

The Trump Administration is continuing, and indeed expanding, its war on a free press.

New information raises serious questions about the integrity of the 2016 elections, and about Donald Trump and his supporters.

In the end, there was no other logical choice.

One professor is suggesting that Bernie Sanders played a role in 2016 similar to the one that Ralph Nader did in 2000. It doesn’t pass even cursory examination.

A skilled comedian and unlikely leading man has passed away at the age of 83.