Outside the Beltway

For the time being at least, same-sex marriage is once again banned in Utah.

There are some signs that there may be room to strike a deal on the extension of unemployment benefits, but it’s likely to require some drama on Capitol Hill before it happens.

The IDF has finally put a woman in command of a battalion. They’re decades behind American forces.

An excellent argument for immigration reform can be found in the case of one Californian named Sergio Garcia.

The false choice that is rampant in drug warrior thinking is the main problem when it comes to good policy.

From Florida, a small victory for Fourth Amendment rights.

If you’re still not convinced that we lost the war in Iraq, this should settle the argument.

Chief Justice Roberts is sounding the alarm over deep cuts to the public defender program.

The latest news on the marijuana legalization front has led David Brooks and others to go into a completely pathetic panic.

One of the dumbest rules in sports may mean that people in three cities can’t see their teams play this weekend.

A Federal Judge in New York upholds, for the most part, that state’s new gun control law.

The Marine Corps’ plan to make women take the same fitness test as men has hit a wee snag.

Nobody gets the airplane they wanted but at least they’re paying more for the one they’re getting.

The “paper of record” joins the call for some kind of deal with Edward Snowden.

Has Speaker Boehner breathed new life into immigration reform in the House? Maybe.

Developments overnight in a small but controversial issue raised by the PPACA.