Outside the Beltway

A Welcome to Wisconsin sign with another sign saying “A Division of Koch Industries” is going around Twitter.

The damage in Japan from today’s quake is dramatic and heartbreaking.

An offhand comment in my post “Obama Killed Cap’n Crunch” sparked inquiries about the fate of the General Mills line of cereals featuring monster characters.

Job interviews, resumes, and all the rest are imperfect ways of matching candidates with employment openings.

Recent events in Wiscosin seem to undercut the hypothesis that public sector unions have undue political influence.

The CNN Effect has given away to Twitter Standard Time.

John Kerry’s Washington Post op-ed supports U. S. leadership in establishing a no-fly zone in Libya.

The first wave of the tsunami caused by the Japanese earthquake is expected to strike Hawaii at 8:00am EST.

Japan was rocked by a massive earthquake, which in turned spawned a tsunami.

Cap’n Crunch is going the way of Joe Camel.

NPR is a collection of local stations, not a single station. And it’s run that way.

The peculiar habit of some Indo-Europeans of assigning gender to nouns is frustrating and amusing.

The Nixon Center has gone from one of the most controversially named think tanks in Washington to yet another blandly named one: Center for the National Interest.

Was the GOP’s maneuver legit? And what’s next?

We’ve been hearing about peak oil for years. But now some experts are warning of an even more serious crisis: Peak coffee.

We’re heading towards a future of higher food prices and more hunger.

The Dalai Lama will give up his political role in the Tibetan government-in-exile and shift that power to an elected representative.

Wisconsin Republicans stripped state employees of collective bargaining rights without the Democratic senators who fled the state to prevent a quorum.

Gmail has introduced another feature to help people deal with inbox overload: Smart Labels.

Salmon Khan argues that students should watch videos at night and practice during the day.

Illinois became the 16th state to abolish capital punishment today. That’s far too few.

Paul Krugman admits that he doesn’t bother to read conservative commentary. Should he?

The legendary columnist David Broder has died.

While there are doubtless flaws with the journalistic values and culture of the New Media, we too often contrast today with a Golden Age of Media that never existed.

Yes, bureaucracies can be annoying, but they are also vital for modern society.

All of the plausible Republican contenders for 2012 have significant downsides.

An op-ed by a Hao Leifeng in China’s Global Times argues that “Actor Charlie Sheen is a classic example of the difference in Western and Eastern values and norms.”

Marizela Perez, Michelle Malkin’s cousin, remains missing. She was last seen in Seattle’s University District Saturday afternoon.

Scientists have discovered that the Internet could be a useful collaborate tool.

William Easterly identifies the concept of the negative highway, inconvenient connections between Interstate highways seemingly created for the sole purpose of enticing people to shop at local businesses.

Establishing a no-fly zone in Libya won’t stop the Civil War, and it’s likely to draw the United States further into a conflict that it needs to stay out of.