Outside the Beltway

Donald Perry, the head of public relations for Chick-fil-A, has died of a heart attack in the midst of the national controversy surrounding the chain’s stance of gay marriage.

There are signs that the economy is slowing down so quickly that we may inevitably drift into recession.

My latest for World Policy Review, “Oversight or Not, Drones Are Here to Stay,” has posted.

The US government has an odd and unproductive view on the concept of talks.

The GDP report shows the economy slowed in the second quarter, to the surprise of nobody.

The athletes gathered at the London Olympics have sacrificed much of their lives training to excel at their sports. But most also have extraordinary genetic advantages.

Slate asks “How Badly Would Usain Bolt Destroy the Best Sprinter of 1896?” and answers with an odd “visualization” of unexplained methodology.

The campaign silly season took a trip across the pond.

Justice Scalia explains why the Supreme Court resists the idea of letting cameras into the court. He makes a persuasive case.

Nicholas Kristoff figures that, if we can’t ban guns, we can at least make them safer.

The Fort Hood shooter is being ordered to shave his beard or have it forcibly removed. It’s rather silly.