Outside the Beltway

The Moral High Ground Edition OTB Caption Contest^TM is now over.

Iran doesn’t like the logo for the London Olympics and is threatening to boycott if it isn’t changed.

My official statement. Please refer to this the next time somebody says something stupid.

Muammar Gadaffi’s family hired big name entertainers for parties. What with the ongoing mayhem in Libya, that’s coming under scrutiny.

Democrats won’t say if they consider Mitt Romney a threat, but they’re sure acting like they do.

Moodys warns the the Republican plan to cut spending could cost the economy 700,000 jobs.

Republicans begin to discover that defeating an incumbent President isn’t an easy task.

Whites make more money than non-whites throughout our food distribution system.

Wouldn’t we be better off offering besieged rules exile in relative comfort in exchange for graceful exits?

While the prestige outlets of the halcyon days of the last millennium still hold some cachet for those of us old enough to remember that era, they mean next to nothing on the Web.

The last American veteran of a conflict which ended nearly a century ago has died.

Time for the Monday OTB Caption Contest^TM

The fight over Federal funding for Planned Parenthood seems to be about much more than whether taxpayer dollars should be going to Planned Parenthood.

The uprisings in the Arab world have led some to suggest that the Middle East isn’t “ready” to be free. They’re wrong.

Egypt takes another step towards constitutional reform.

Labor and management are not simply adversaries at the negotiating table; they represent two very different cultures, if not social classes.

A New York judge has sided with comedian Jerry Seinfeld in a bizarre lawsuit by a crazy woman who writes cookbooks.

Scott Walker’s attempt to crush the Wisconsin public employee unions may be the first wave in a fight to elect Republican governors in 2012.

Google erects some much-needed defenses in the optimization arms race.

A look at history reveals that President Obama’s decision to decline to defend Section Three of DOMA is hardly unprecedented.

Several “correct” answers on the American citizenship test are technically incorrect.

The situation in Libya continues to be grim as Gaddafi lashes out while power slips through his fingers.

Frying bacon in a pan is messy and often results in mangled, charred meat. Scott Vermeire says you’re probably doing it wrong.

LTC Michael Holmes, the fellow who accused LTG William Caldwell of ordering him to perform psychological operations on Members of Congress, is not trained in psyops.

The Social Security “trust fund” may actually be worse than worthless.

Christopher Lee abruptly resigned from Congress mere hours after news broke that he was advertising for sex on Craigslist. Apparently, he was looking for trannies.

Players have taken control of the NBA from the owners. That’s bad for fans. But probably a good thing.