Outside the Beltway

Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels made quite an impression last night at CPAC

The Egyptian military is promising a quick transition to new civilian leadership. Will they live up to their promise?

Sports Illustrated is trying to force subscribers to pay for a bundle of web and print services. Bad idea.

Ellis Goldberg, a Professor of Political Science at the University of Washington and an expert on Egyptian politics, has a pessimistic view about the likelihood that the military is interested in democratization.

I simply do not know enough expletives to adequately express how truly horrible this film was.

Was Mubarak’s speech last night in defiance of the military?

So, what are the constitutional provisions for presidential resignations in Egypt?

While the jubilation in the streets of Egypt is fully warranted, make no mistake: the next move (indeed, the next several) belong to the military.

The new Chairman of the American Conservative Union seems to want to mend fences with social conservatives, even if that means throwing new friends under the bus.

Hosni Mubarak has stepped down — for reals this time.

The media are wildly exaggerating the heckling at a gathering of conservatives.

While earlier in the day the indications were that Mubarak was on his way out, Mubarak himself had different plans it would seem. The question becomes: now what?

Hosni Mubarak refuses to step down. Things in Egypt may be about to get bad.

Donald Trump sounds like a man running for president.

Is CPAC an important event, or just a con for cons?

Egypt’s President Hosni Mubarak is expected to step down after 17 days of pro-democracy protests.

Ron Paul is poised to win the CPAC Straw Poll. So what?

DHS Secretary Napolitano issues some vague warnings to Congress.

House Democrats are calling on Justice Clarence Thomas to recuse himself from any litigation regarding the Affordable Care Act. It’s a phony argument, but that’s because it has everything to do with politics and nothing to do with legal ethics.

We now have most of the world’s information right at our fingertips. But we’re not necessarily getting smarter.

Why does Hermione Granger go to the library instead of just Googling it?