Outside the Beltway

It’s that, er, time again.

Neither the Democrats nor the Republicans truly represent most Americans. Fixing that is exceedingly unlikely.

A remarkable display of blaming the victim (by the victimizer).

The former President should have known that his claims of election fraud were baseless.

The Russian leader is isolated and under tremendous pressure.

Most of us have suddenly gone from High to Low risk communities.

The reports are conflicting but I’d bet on Yes.

Because of course he did.

Can the Misery Index be far behind?

It’s Manchin-approved.

A scandal within a scandal.

The American way of war kills a lot of noncombatants.

The longtime drama critic and blogger is gone at 65.

Hillary Clinton edition.

Apple’s iMessages and teen chic.

A former classmate is going to be one of the US military’s most senior leaders.

A roundup of reflection on a somber anniversary.

Is the stalwart of Senate bipartisanship interested in governing?

The clock is ticking.

Working conditions rather than labor supply seems to be the issue.

It appears that normal safeguards were ignored, leading to disaster on the set.

A spectacular fall for a man who has been at the center of the football world for three decades.

The Catch-22 of passing a massive spending bill in an undemocratic system.

More machinations from the mischievous mining mouthpiece.

The Islamic Republic is very close to being able to fuel a single weapon.

He beats the alternative.

A blast from the past.

Women are increasingly dominating American higher education.

Is the debate over the cost of the “infrastructure” bill a distraction from its content?

Because Afghanistan and Hurricane Ida weren’t enough for the Biden administration to deal with.

Thirteen Marines and dozens of Afghan civilians are dead in a much-anticipated attack.

News of the ongoing pandemic.

Some remote employees are working hard. Some are hardly working.

Two stories tell, well, a story about Texas and the pandemic.

Unsurprising news is unsurprising.

Mediocre legal education doesn’t pay.

The cost of raising a university’s profile.

The tabs must be cleared.

Our last-ditch airstrikes only postpone the inevitable.

Most aren’t worth the paper they’re printed on.

For years, American troops fought a ‘forever war’ to delay the inevitable. It’s now coming.

Another 6-3 decision along ideological lines.

A law seeking to help the state’s workers seems to be having the opposite effect.

A star player has opted out of a Grand Slam, citing “mental health.”

The author of beloved children’s books is gone at 91.

Should wills have an expiration date?

Should live-saving drugs be protected intellectual property?

Iran’s top nuclear facility is offline again.