Outside the Beltway

Some people have no sense of humor.

Bachmann doubles-down on a problematic historical claim.

One foreign policy analyst argues that President Obama should look to Nixon’s Vietnam withdrawal strategy for ideas on Afghanistan.

The Senate Republican leader is running a shrewd political game. But what’s good for the GOP is bad for America.

The selective application of international law is here to stay.

The odds of history are against Michele Bachmann.

The Get Thee To Nineveh Edition OTB Caption Contest^TM is now over.

Rock Diaz likes to wear Army cammies and “Marine Corp” dog tags when he flies. The portly Long Island man has never served in the military.

A former opponent of same-sex marriage admits he was wrong.

Another major campaign finance case from the Supreme Court.

A new study indicates that college degrees lead to higher wages even in fields that do not require a degree.

The Supreme Court struck down a ban on the sale of violent video games to children, a victory for the First Amendment and parental authority.

What if in 1861 a cable news network existed to broadcast the events of the day?

160 million girls are “missing” owing to selective abortion and cultural preferences for male children.

Jack Kirby’s heir are trying to posthumously renegotiate half-century old deals with Marvel.

The venerable Brooks Brothers is getting into the college apparel business, selling sweaters and polos for Boston College; the U.S. Naval Academy, Auburn, Cornell, Harvard, New York, Ohio State, Princeton, Stanford, and Vanderbilt Universities and the Universities of Alabama, Georgia, Notre Dame and Virginia.

Time for the Monday OTB Caption Contest^TM

Australia’s ABC News has video smuggled out by an activist showing widespread famine in North Korea, including filthy children begging in the streets and evidence that even soldiers are not getting enough to eat.

A Tea Party favorite gets asked a tough question,and a Fox News host finds himself forced to apologize.

Sunday afternoon musings on an electoral college sweeps.

The passage of a new same-sex marriage law has Democrats talking about Andrew Cuomo.

Is Gaddafi offering a way out?

The normally loquacious Chávez has been almost silent since emergency surgery in Cuba on June 10th.

Should President Obama do whatever General Petraeus wants in Afghanistan?

If someone had given me ten guesses as to the biggest electricity hog in my house, I’d have never guessed it: The set-top box that houses my DirecTV signal and DVR.

The first Des Moines Register poll is out.

While the Constitutionality of the War Powers Act is indeed dubious, the fact that it was passed over Nixon’s veto isn’t the reason.

A setback for Planned Parenthood opponents.