Outside the Beltway

They may whine and bluster, but Trump always gets their votes.

One expert says yes.

Mail time!

Trump uses an antisemitic slur.

Believe it when people tell you who they are.

America is always both what it claims to be and what it actually is. The Fourth of July, then, marks our aspirations—and also our shortcomings.

A conservative blogger's perspective on the Declaration of Independence.

"Sky Light"

Reality v. unreality.

An attack on the First Amendment in plain sight.

They're talking a big game now, but they'll likely bend a knee. Again.

Where are we with my concerns about the Trump administration?

Of course you realize this means war.

A fix if you haven't been getting comment updates.

Have I ever noted the Congress is less responsive to the public than it should be?

This ain't 1976.

Thoughts on the election and on the electoral rules used.