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2026 as 2006? – Outside the Beltway
2+ hour, 57+ min ago (776+ words) The similarities are obvious, but the environment is different. Veteran political reporter Carl Hulse contends, “The Midterms Feel Like 2006 All Over Again.” The war in the Middle East is increasingly unpopular. So is the president as his numbers dip perilously…...
In Front of Our Noses: Trump’s Need for Sycophancy
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (1801+ words) A note on Natalie Harp. “To see what is in front of one’s nose needs a constant struggle.”-George Orwell. So, a few days ago, Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA) said the following: Ossoff says that Trump doesn’t want to do…...
Darline Graham's Senate Debate: Experience vs. Ambition
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (967+ words) Knowing things is not Darline Graham’s thing. NBC News (“Darline Graham defends her résumé in South Carolina debate after saying ‘national security is not my thing’“): Sen. Darline Graham and Rep. Ralph Norman traded criticism over experience, ambition, campaign finance…...
Wednesday’s Forum – Outside the Beltway
4+ week, 21+ min ago (76+ words) OTB relies on its readers to support it. Please consider helping by becoming a monthly contributor through Patreon or making a one-time contribution via PayPal. Thanks for your consideration. Leave a Reply Cancel reply Notify me of followup comments via…...
Worst of the Worst Update
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (821+ words) It’s as if the administration really just doesn’t like foreigners. NBC News reports: San Diego Padres minor-league catching coordinator detained by ICE in Texas. San Diego Padres minor-league catching coordinator Oswaldo José Pirela was detained by immigration authorities in El…...
Why College Students Are Experiencing Increased Loneliness
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (289+ words) The Atlantic‘s Rose Horowitch reports, “Even College Students Have Stopped Hanging Out.” These drops seem relatively small, given the profound societal changes over the past 32 years. The generation now in college has never lived in a world where face-to-face…...
Trump Reduces Military Exercises with South Korea: What It Means
6+ day, 6+ hour ago (723+ words) They send a signal that is totally inappropriate and hostile. So, yesterday afternoon, the Commander-in-Chief sent this on his personal social media platform: NYT (“Trump Orders Pentagon to Curtail Military Exercises With Ally South Korea“): President Trump said on Sunday…...
Monday’s Forum – Outside the Beltway
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (76+ words) OTB relies on its readers to support it. Please consider helping by becoming a monthly contributor through Patreon or making a one-time contribution via PayPal. Thanks for your consideration. Leave a Reply Cancel reply Notify me of followup comments via…...
Revisiting McCarthy’s Claim About the GOP
1+ week, 3+ hour ago (503+ words) So, I was thinking about this quote from Kevin McCarthy’s quote regarding the Democrats and Graham Planter. Kevin McCarthy on Platner Allegations: That one thing I know about Republicans is when we had a very bad candidate, we didn't vote…...
Douthat Moves to TV – Outside the Beltway
1+ week, 19+ hour ago (1038+ words) Thoughts on his last column, and his career to date. I must admit, taking a job from Bari Weiss is a definitive mark against Douthat’s judgment. Further, it speaks poorly of the new 60 Minutes that it is hiring an opinion…...