Outside the Beltway

They were looking for a show to steal. They were fine with contracts that bind. And they were willing to make a deal

The hostages have been released, but the war appears back on.

The reality is, I can’t say no.

Politicizing the military is legal, but dangerous.

Because of course.

An unserious idea from an unserious man.

America’s edge in innovation, built over a century, is being squandered in weeks.

Unequal treatment for senior officials is the norm, like it or not.

One of the OG political bloggers is gone.

Trade wars are good and easy to win.

This would include US citizens.

The Curtis Yarvin interview.

A modest disturbance in the force.

And the grotesqueness of the Trumpian response.

Or, more accurately, Trump-o-Nonsense

Things continue to be tight, yet Harrisward.

Our fee-for-service system is broken.

What Trump and many supporters get wrong about Kamala Harris

The Democrats are in a good place heading into their convention.

Spoiler: the same people often work at both

Never underestimate the hypocrisy of politicians.

A technological miracle with obvious potential for abuse.

Some of these have been piling up for a while.

A fundamental flaw illustrated.

Repeated academic integrity violations led to her forced ouster.

Great comics combine social commentary with humor. Increasingly, they’ve skipping the latter.

We shouldn’t be surprised that Americans have noticed their grocery bill.

House Republicans still can’t get out of their own way.

The President’s support for labor and aggressive action on climate change are in tension.

The DC district attorney’s office is looking into allegations of masssive tax fraud.

They chose the ticket, now they are going for the ride.

A tale from the DeSantis’ Woke Wars.

Good news for the economy.

Is America’s military capable of fighting the next war?

Another call for letting kids be kids.

Get me higher than the grocery bill.

The times, they are a-changin’.

The show about nothing has a big legacy.

They’re not nearly as customer-friendly as they used to be.

BuzzFeed, Disney, and others are making big cuts.

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

A brief foray into looking at Alabama state policy on fighting addiction.

ChatGPT is just the latest example of a perverse phenomenon.

A lot of huge investments have failed for a variety of reasons.

The silliness of “generations.”

A proposed rule would increase the freedom of a huge segment of the labor force.

“You can’t be against everything.”

Headline News Network is shuttering after four decades.

A MAGA challenger has already emerged for 2024.