Outside the Beltway

President Obama’s approval is at its lowest point to date, matching President Clinton’s in 1994. It’s 14 points higher than his predecessor’s.

A Vanity Fair piece imagines what John Lennon’s life would have been like had he survived an assassin’s bullet.

Public trust in Congress is at an all time low, again, and the public doesn’t trust either party to fix things.

Shepard Fairey, the artist behind the iconic HOPE poster, is disappointed with President Obama.

Many commenters on civil-military relations change their tune according to whose ox is gored.

A history book used in Texas until 2003 mentions Islam more than Christianity. Much outrage ensues.

Tracking “freedom” and American defense spending provides some interesting insights.

Meghan McCain canceled an appearance at Juniata College with only three days’ notice, citing “several unforeseen professional responsibilities.” She tweeted that she was “headed to sin city with my favorite crew of sinners instead.”

Apparently, riding in a gilded carriage with footmen does not preclude one from seeking welfare funds in the United Kingdom.

The Republican “Pledge to America” is chock full of photographs of Real Americans. And they’re disproportionately old white people.

If it’s September, it must be time for Mahmoud Ahmadinjad to stand up before the United Nations General Assembly and say something completely insane.

Apparently, Katy Perry’s dress was deemed too revealing for public television.

A case study in how one’s choice of graphing techniques can shape a debate over known data.

The Democratic Party seems to have decided that the best way to begin the final leg of the midterm election campaign is with a legislative cave-in of epic proportions.

The relationship between the Obama White House and the progressive blogosphere isn’t very good right now, and it’s a preview of what is likely to happen on the right if the GOP gets back in power.