Outside the Beltway

The Internet is a weird place.

Six weeks ago, we held a non-binding referendum asking Americans who they’d like for president. Yesterday, the real election was held.

Conor Friedersdorf contends “The U.S. Already Had a Conversation About Guns—and the Pro Side Won.”

Germany recognizes a right to use pseudonyms online and has ordered Facebook to honor it.

Obsessive media coverage makes us believe mass shootings are far more common than they actually are.

Joe Lieberman has had a change of heart on term limits: He’s now for them.

The latest offer from John Boehner includes a significant concession.

Gabrielle Ludwig played college basketball as a man 25 years ago; now, she’s playing as a woman.

Will the massacre of twenty children in a Connecticut elementary school mark a turning point in America’s gun culture? Don’t count on it.

Is it good to live in a world where news of a massacre can travel around the world in an instant?

Another day, another shooting spree in America.

Mitt Romney’s campaign is wildly overcharging the media for the privilege over covering them.

Almost a decade ago, Roger Ebert wondered if making mass murderers famous doesn’t provide a perverse incentive.

President Obama’s recent statements on the legalization of marijuana in Colorado and Washington are not consistent with his own Administration’s policies.

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has a good idea.

For weeks now, I’ve found Gmail virtually unusable. I’ve tried switching back to Firefox from Chrome. I’ve tried turning off Google Labs. Nothing seems to work.

Apparent tragedy at a Connecticut Elementary School.

Today, there are many millions of Americans who can tell one Kardashian sister from another, but have no idea that Barack Obama has compiled the worst presidential record since Jimmy Carter.

Well. medium length anyway.

While no official announcements have been made, President Obama’s second term national security team appears to be taking shape.

If you’re a Member of Congress, the odds are pretty good that you’re going to stay one.

Remember when the Bush administration was spying on calls Americans made overseas without a warrant? Those were the good old days.

Richard Lugar puts in a word for compromise and good governance on his way out of the Senate.

Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates is bemused that the generals who worked for him lived more lavish lifestyles than he did.