Outside the Beltway

For the moment, the “January 6th” trial begins on March 4th, 2024

Call-out culture has become a circular firing squad.

It is worth repeating

A decision that makes no obvious sense.

tl;dr: Trump is a nightmare client & nightmare clients don’t do well in criminal courts

A case in misplaced priorities.

They average more than any other occupation and considerably more than their European counterparts.

His column in the Houston Chronicle fails to impress.

If you thought the first term was bad, you ain’t seen nothing yet.

Why “the First Amendment protects Trump” defense doesn’t make sense

Turning good deeds into dirty politics.

Sigh.

How far should the government be able to go?

The rioting never seems to stop.

And some cable “news” thoughts.

Well, that de-escalated quickly.

Never waste a tragedy.

As much as we complain about them, they’ve become indispensable for most of us.

Shut it down for the day, because it isn’t going to get better than this one.

In a world of fixed positions, is debating in good faith really worth it?

Ends up that some mature democracies believe in letting legitimate legal proceedings to, well, proceed.

Politicians and other thought leaders are playing with fire.

If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em?

On to the Senate.

Neither Republicans nor Democrats are happy. But one man is.

Tuberville claims he was taken “out of context.”

A columnist argues his failed launch was emblematic of a larger problem.

Out Trumping Trump is possible because of Trump.

The times, they are a-changin’.

Striking the balance between cruel and misleading.

Running for office or just running?

The nation’s highest court has gone all woke.

The fired propagandist has had an epiphany about bullshit.

BuzzFeed, Disney, and others are making big cuts.

A weird twist to the online leak story.

The controversies over our geriatric Congress continue.

An outrageous political stunt.

You know the drill.

The problem has intensified—and spread beyond Ukraine secrets.

Russia is circulating doctored versions of plans for a Ukrainian counteroffensive.

A format unchanged since the Ford Administration* doesn’t suit the modern era.

Calls for violence have been widespread but are unlikely to be heeded.

Balancing the public’s desire to know and the potential for harm is not easy.

Inventing outrage in an already outrageous world.

Who should pay whom for what?

The former President gets too much credit for his ability to manipulate news coverage.

The Russian leader’s status as an international pariah is cemented.