Outside the Beltway

The under-35 set are buying cars at a lower rate than they used to.

What happened at the IRS looks a lot more like deliberate political bias than simple incompetence.

A government panel is recommending that the BAC limit for drunk driving be lowered nearly 40%.

A starting point for two important stories.

Will drivers really be okay with Google tracking everywhere they go in their self-driving car?

Shockingly, there are high calorie items on the menu at Jared’s favorite sandwich shop.

Critics are assailing Disney for turning “Brave” protagonist Merida into just another princess.

We’re actually not speculating about who might be running any more than we used to.

Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield performs David Bowie’s classic “Space Oddity” from outer space.

We rely on death certificates for epidemiology studies. But they’re incredibly unreliable.

Recent comments from an FDA official raise the prospect that the agency is considering minor’s access to caffeinated beverages.

Partisan targeting by the IRS should not be permitted to stand.

Keynes and uncertainty about the the future: about childlessness or philosophical assumptions?

Justice Ginsburg made some interesting comments about Roe v. Wade recently. Could they be a signal about where the Court is headed on gay marriage?

The Obama Administration’s response to the Benghazi attack is approaching critical mass. It’s not going away any time soon.

Republicans are fighting over how best to deal with their demographic problems, but they seem to be fighting the wrong battle.

Large numbers of younger workers are having trouble finding work in many parts of the developed world.

The noted wine critic Robert Parker recently forayed into reviewing bourbon and came under intense fire from enthusiasts of American whiskey.

Would more information about the Benghazi attacks have changed the outcome of the Presidential election?

With its most recent “upgrade,” Gmail has become much less useful to its best customers.

The talking points prepared in the immediate aftermath of the Benghazi attack were heavily edited at the request of the State Department.

ThinkProgress’ Hayes Brown reports that, contrary to his claim that he was demoted for speaking up on the Benghazi attacks, Gregory Hicks was instead demoted for being a bad manager.

The State Department tries to scrub information about the 3D-printed gun from the Internet.

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