Outside the Beltway

Representatives Choosing Their Voters Rather than Vice Versa, Chapter 412.

Our reactions to recent murder trials tells us a lot about our divided country.

A just verdict—but just a verdict.

A serial criminal murdered five and injured dozens.

A contrast in styles.

The reactions to a verdict that were predictable (indeed, predicted) are over the top.

The expected has occurred.

He’s controversial but consistent.

Pretrial rulings strengthen his self-defense claims.

Women are increasingly dominating American higher education.

Humanitarian instincts rightly trumped security concerns.

J.D. Vance’s cynical suggestion.

What’s smaller than minuscule?

Some Democratic election observers think so.

The Commonwealth is much more diverse than national election returns might indicate.

Prosecutors want rioters to pay for it.

Here we go again.

Quite a number of Democratic Congressmen are thinking about seeking a new job.

Yet another SCOTUS rejection.

America’s institutions are undemocratic but only some of them are a product of the Constitution.

The President of the United States is a national security threat. Can we get rid of him now?

As we approach the new year, the virus is at its peak.

January 6th, when the electoral votes are counted.

Approaching 60 losses in court.

A country music legend is yet another victim of COVID.

Wherein I respond to a ridiculous comparison.

Almost 50 losses in four weeks,. Impressive.

A shadowy flight into the realm of evidence that does not exist.

Team Trump and the WI recount.

Was Trump’s attempt to overturn the outcome a one-off or a sign of things to come?

More on why it isn’t going to happen.

Gracious concessions are the norm except when they’re not.

It is one failure after another.

GOP leaders in key states signal no EC shenanigans.

A myriad of possible explanations.

The numbers behind recounts.

All the major outlets are finally acknowledging the obvious.

It’s getting worse, not better.

Why it’s all over but the crying.

10 more Electoral votes.

The picture is becoming clearer.

A lot to think about, not a lot of conclusions.

It’ll be days before we know the final 2020 results but a resounding repudiation is unlikely.

The degree to which the country is divided is truly shocking.

The expectations game will be especially tricky this year.

Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government!

Trump needs them both.

When early voting meets tragedy.

Fear of a reprise of 2016 is still with us.