Outside the Beltway

Is Jon Stewart a useful idiot?

There are a lot of issues on the table, so to speak, in the WI situation. Here I try to entangle them a bit.

A new national poll suggests that moves to restrict the collective bargaining rights of public sector unions are not popular with the public at large:

Since Barack Obama took office, federal taxes have been lower for pretty much everyone.

Calls are growing for outside intervention in Libya but it’s unclear what can, or should, be done.

Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown was a Tea Party darling when he picked up Ted Kennedy’s Senate seat last year, but he’s not embracing the movement as he prepares to run for re-election next year.

Four U.S. citizens on a yacht hijacked by Somali pirates last week are dead. American military have killed the pirates.

Should public schoolteachers make more money than the people paying their salaries?

Of the 314 police and firefighter unions in Wisconsin, only four endorsed Scott Walker.

The Wall Street Journal is joining the modern era and dropping the practice of referring to people as “Mr.” and “Ms.” But only on the sports pages.

Muslim cleric Yusuf al-Qaradawi has issued a fatwa against Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi.

Contrary to some assertions, Wisconsin public servants are not better compensated than their private sector counterparts.

I drink more coffee a month than the average person does a year. Indeed, I easily go through more than the 12 kilograms that represents the top end of the scale.

The drive to cut taxes is at the heart of the budget mess.

Why not include police, firefighters and state troopers in the ban on collective bargaining?

We can’t rely on private companies, the stock market, or the taxpayers to maintain our lifestyle in our golden years.

Global poverty has plummeted in recent years.

There are a number of signs coming out of Libya that indicate the regime is in serious trouble despite the willingness of the state to use violence on the crowds.

Either Andrew Breitbart controls the entire media complex or Crooks & Liars jumped the gun. “Figure it out.”

The American right has become infected with the notion that Barack Obama isn’t just wrong, but evil. That won’t be healthy in the long run.

It’s time to end the ability of public sector labor unions to hold taxpayers hostage.

Florida has again scheduled its primary ahead of the deadlines set by the Republican and Democratic parties.