Outside the Beltway

The situatution in Egypt continues to escalate as the state strikes back at the prostests.

Twenty-five years ago today, the American space program came crashing to Earth in a horrible accident.

The post-Sputnik innovation wave was sparked by government investment, not the entrepreneurial spirit.

Should we spread liberal democracy by force? If necessary!

The Senate leadership has agreed to exempt 1/3 of nominations from the confirmation process.

Mike Tanier of Football Outsiders explain why Aaron Rodgers’ ranking as the best quarterback in NFL history is absurd.

A suit against a newspaper for not removing an old story about a college football player was tossed.

Two Senators are proposing a Constitutional Amendment to redefine what it means to be an American citizen.

The GOP is facing a battle between its fiscal conservatism and i’s military adventurism.

Jon Huntsman is running for president. Who the hell is Jon Huntsman, you say?

The House has voted to repeal the broken system of financing presidential elections.

Amy Chua captured the two things we fear most: the Chinese and our children.

Was the 2011 SOTU a blatant rip-off of past speeches? Or simply banal?

It is always easier to compromise on more spending and less taxes.

State and AID budgets are a rounding error in the Defense budget.

If you watched last night’s State Of The Union Address, you wouldn’t have had any idea just how serious a problem we’re facing.

Anti-government protests raged in Egypt for a second day, and nobody seems to know where they’re headed.

Does Russia really spend more on roads than we do?

The initial instant reaction to the President’s speech last night was largely positive, but does it really matter?

Michele Bachmann’s TEA Party response to SOTU 2011 was embarrassingly bad.

First impressions of the 2011 State of the Union address.