Outside The Beltway

03/12/2023

Well, I was happily surprised by the CFP Committee including Bama over FSU, although I fully understand why FSU (and, to a much lesser extent, Georgia) fans and players are madder than hell.

My extended thoughts on the matter at OTB:

https://www.outsidethebeltway.com/college-football-playoff-chaos

10/05/2021

America’s Gerontocracy Has Consequences

The juxtaposition of two stories today reinforces my longstanding concern that our political leadership is just too damn old for our good. YahooNews/NYT (“‘We May Not Have a Full Two Years’: Democrats’ Plans Hinge on Good Health“): “You look back in history, nearly 1 in 10 members of Con...

10/05/2021

ICYMI: The Arizona Audit

The latest front on the war on truth.

10/05/2021

The Vaccine Hesitant are Primarily Non-Voters

New polling provides useful insights into the problem.

10/05/2021

US Had 9 Mass Shootings This Weekend

A shocking yet unsurprising statistic.

10/05/2021

ICYMI: How Long Should the Dead Rule?

Should wills have an expiration date?

10/05/2021

ICYMI: Mother’s Day Forum

News of Bo’s passing was shared by Obama and his wife, Michelle, on Instagram, where both expressed sorrow at the passing of a dog the former president described as a “true friend and loyal companion.”

10/05/2021

Monday’s Forum

09/05/2021

The Arizona Audit

The latest front on the war on truth.

09/05/2021

ICYMI: Classifying Countries by Income

What constitutes a "low income" or "high income" country?

09/05/2021

How Long Should the Dead Rule?

Should wills have an expiration date?

09/05/2021

Mother’s Day Forum

09/05/2021

ICYMI: Saturday’s Forum

Three years ago Alejandra Juarez fell victim to Donald Trump’s cruelty as the wife of a decorated US Marine Corps veteran and mother of two young US citizen daughters was deported to Mexico under the former president’s zero-tolerance immigration policies.

08/05/2021

ICYMI: Conservatives and Critical Race Theory

The latest bogey man is likely not well understood.

08/05/2021

Classifying Countries by Income

What constitutes a "low income" or "high income" country?

08/05/2021

ICYMI: The Fox News Effect?

Republicans are more partisan---and distrustful of government---than Democrats.

08/05/2021

ICYMI: Vaccine Patent Rights

Should live-saving drugs be protected intellectual property?

08/05/2021

ICYMI: A Photo for Friday

"Sleepy"

08/05/2021

ICYMI: Friday’s Forum

Seana Lyn Over the weekend ~15 California condors descended on my moms house and absolutely trashed her deck. They still haven’t left. It sucks but also this is unheard of, there’s only 160 of these birds flying free in the state and a flock of them decided to start a war with my mom L...

08/05/2021

Saturday’s Forum

07/05/2021

Conservatives and Critical Race Theory

The latest bogey man is likely not well understood.

07/05/2021

ICYMI: The Politicization of Math Class

The least controversial subject in school is suddenly controversial.

07/05/2021

The Fox News Effect?

Republicans are more partisan---and distrustful of government---than Democrats.

07/05/2021

Vaccine Patent Rights

Should live-saving drugs be protected intellectual property?

07/05/2021

ICYMI: Following the Science Isn’t Our Nature

The reaction to the pandemic has long since been about much more than the pandemic.

07/05/2021

A Photo for Friday

"Sleepy"

07/05/2021

Friday’s Forum

07/05/2021

ICYMI: Thursday’s Forum

Way back a million years ago, in 2015, when Trump was running in the primary, I was making the case that “Trump IS the Republican Party”, meaning that all the analysis about Trump’s politics and whether the policies of the other primary entrants more reflected the various interest of tradition...

06/05/2021

ICYMI: Florida Mother-Daughter Face Jail for Stealing Homecoming Election

A typical case of American blind justice.

06/05/2021

The Politicization of Math Class

The least controversial subject in school is suddenly controversial.