Outside the Beltway

Obama’s Justice Department continues its crackdown on medical marijuana, despite campaign promises to the contrary.

After a lengthy wait, free trade agreements with Colombia, Panama, and South Korea have been approved by Congress.

Herman Cain is leading Mitt Romney in two respected polls.

What’s the logic behind Iran’s alleged plot to commit terrorist attacks inside the United States?

Rick Perry’s campaign isn’t dead by any means, but he needs to turn things around soon.

Now that he’s a top tier candidate, it’s hard to see how Herman Cain’s tax plan can withstand serious scrutiny.

Romney consolidated his position as the presumptive nominee, Perry continued his disintegration, Cain discovered what it was like to be a serious candidate, and Bachmann doubled down on crazy.

By looking only in one direction, Occupy Wall Street is missing the big picture.

Two candidates face a test tonight.

The Justice Department claims to have disrupted a major Iranian-backed terrorist attack in the United States.

California’s Governor has vetoed a bill that would have reversed a very misguided decision by that state’s Supreme Court.

In a move sure to make conservative heads explode, Chris Christie is set to endorse Mitt Romney for president.

A change to the Bankruptcy Code could go a long way toward alleviating the burden of student loan debt that seems to be motivating some in the “Occupy Wall Street” movement.

Even if the Senate operated under wholly majority rules, it would not be the House.

OTB’s secret plot revealed.

The British government has worked out a deal to block pornographic websites unless households specifically request them.

In response to a poignant collection of tales of suffering from the worst economy in decades, some conservative activists have put up a juvenile collection of “suck it, losers” posts.

Harry Reid takes to the Washington Post with a piece headlined “Trying to restore Senate comity,” which points out that Republicans are big poopy heads who hate America. Somehow, I think this will not have the effect of restoring comity to the Senate.

The Republican race remains as fluid as it has ever been.

Not surprisingly, the “Super Committee” to deal with the deficit isn’t making much progress.

Is Mitt Romney’s religion returning as an issue for Republican voters?

The prospects for real economic recovery are not good.

The key to my understanding of Mitt Romney’s foreign policy rollout is the assumption “this is fundamentally a campaign document rather than a governing platform.”

American has real economic and social problems. But the solution in on Capitol Hill, not Wall Street.

Rick Perry has serious problems with what people think about his immigration position.

Even those sympathetic to the causes are frustrated with the squalor and other negative externalities of the protests.

With the advantage of hindsight, it’s clear that more creative strategies were needed. But they probably couldn’t have been passed.

The apple logo with Steve Jobs’ profile instead of the bite mark is going viral.

A computer virus has infected America’s fleet of Predator and Reaper drones.

Damage from starting one’s career during a recession can persist over one’s entire working life.