Outside the Beltway

The housing market has changed over the past five years, and that’s a good thing.

Tim Pawlenty said in a speech on Friday that America needs to “turn toward God.”

Overfishing may mean a near term future in which there are no more fish in the sea.

When John McCain declared that Sarah Palin could beat President Obama, it was easy to dismiss. But when the architect of the Democratic strategy in 2008, says the same thing, you have to listen.

Is it appropriate for news organizations to decide that the people don’t need to hear from certain political candidates?

What we don’t know might hurt us.

Desperate women are finding some horrific ways to terminate their pregnancies. Some are being arrested for it.

Sure, there’s a lot of crap out there. But it’s easier to find good information and engage with experts than ever.

James Arness, best known as the iconic Marshal Dillon on Gunsmoke, has died at 88.

One law school grad seems to think the solution to her employment problems is to sue her law school.

A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.

While Gerrymandering Congressional districts to benefit incumbents and the dominant party in the state legislature is an old game, they play it with especial intensity in Illinois.

By now, everyone knows that John Edwards was indicted on campaign finance law violations stemming from the cover-up of the Rielle Hunter love child scandal. Most, too, recall the brouhaha over Edwards’ $400 haircuts. As it turns out, they’re at least tangentially related.

Palin has some odd things to say about US history.

The jobs market has been weak for much longer than just the past two years.

Jack Kevorkian, the man who’s illegal assisted suicide rampage earned him the nickname “Dr. Death,” has died.

After several months where it seemed like things were turning around, the May jobs report was depressingly bad.

Unemployment was high when Barack Obama took office and it’s gotten substantially higher. Does that mean he won’t get re-elected?

Another appellate panel heard arguments on the Constitutionality of the health care reform law this week.

To the shock of no one, Mitt Romney announced his bid for the GOP presidential nomination today.