Outside the Beltway

A couple of old cartoons feel like they could have been published today.

In case you need some NYD reading.

But did he ever really have it?

Why a paper got the story right and no one paid attention and polls over opposition research

So proclaims American Greatness.

I don’t think that means what he thinks it means.

Is this how the cult ends?

Plus misleading reporting.

Knowing what FNC is likely saying without watching FNC.

Because of course she is.

The launch of a new feature… featuring Drake!

The response to extreme rhetoric from Trump is producing the some old responses.

The man is a dangerous nut.

Headline News Network is shuttering after four decades.

Anger over COVID lockdowns has activated myriad frustrations.

Some links to peruse.

James LaPorta is being scapegoated for poor editorial process.

Tales from the GA campaign trail.

The ship is abandoning the sinking rat.

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

This one at the University of Virginia.

A surprising factoid in a bad election for the party.

A low bar has been cleared.

The 2020 loser has doubled down on losing.

The corrupt leader is back for a sixth term.

What will it take to end the cycle of violence?

A few stories to consider.

The social platform beloved of the intellectual class is about to undergo radical change.

Will voters overlook the elephant in the room?

Planned staff layoffs concern those who fear a free-for-all.

In the weeds of civil-military relations.

Things are not going well in the special military operation.

Republicans have died at a far higher rate than Democrats.

Voting isn’t just about candidates.

If you haven’t actually seen the clip, here you go.

As one does when one is confident of one’s policy choices.

The former president shopped for the right judge.

You all aren’t getting any serious writing out of me today, obviously.

CNN’s original anchorman is gone at 82.

I warned you all, my predictions are notoriously wrong.

Both sides have had their say and now we wait for a ruling.

Academic performance has fallen to the lowest level in decades.

Just when I think I’m out, they pull me back in again… [update: x2]

I mean, really, really, really bad for the former President and his legal team.

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

The last Soviet leader is gone at 91.

Truth Social is not doing all that well.

As more details emerge about the documents he stole, defenders are falling away.

Why would the Trump team release a document that casts them in such a bad light?

Running down the latest “known knowns” with just a bit of analysis