Outside the Beltway

A number of disturbing incidents point towards increased anti-Islam hostility in the United States.

The first in a multi-part series on the Electoral College.

Everyone seems to agree that the new 1099 reporting requirements contained in the health care reform bill are a bad idea, but nobody wants to take the time to repeal them.

The Electoral College is the worst way to elect a President, except for all the others.

The United States Congress is starting to resemble a grade-school playground.

The phone call is a dying legacy of a bygone day, supplanted by less intrusive forms of communication.

California Rep. Dan Lungren was pulled over for speeding during a live radio interview.

The US standard of living is not only growing but its lead over Europe and Japan is growing.

While Congressional Democrats are being careful not to dance on Charlie Rangel’s grave, President Obama is showing no such compunction.

Portland authorities have decided, for a second time, that there isn’t enough evidence to charge Al Gore with sexual assault in a 2006 case.

The latest GDP numbers are nothing but bad news for Democrats.

The Anti-Defamation League has taken an unfortunate stand on a issue involving religious tolerance and bigotry.

Despite facing a thirteen-count ethics complaint, Charlie Rangel probably isn’t going anywhere.

Screaming at one another and treating political opponents as enemies doesn’t seem to be getting us anywhere. But is there a realistic alternative?

The link between immigration and crime rates that many immigration opponents point to simply does not exist

Some long-awaited cleanup is underway, so please excuse any wonkiness as the work gets done.