Outside the Beltway

Given the consequences of a Brexit, one wonders why the referendum didn’t require more than just a simple majority to pass.

Donald Trump has had a bad June, and it’s showing in the poll numbers.

A true legend in legal journalism is moving on.

George Will isn’t just refusing to vote for Donald Trump, he’s leaving the GOP entirely

Many pundits are arguing that the victory for ‘Leave’ presages good news for Trump in November, but there’s no reason to believe that.

Is Scotland next?

The Supreme Court balances the Fourth Amendment against public safety concerns and, for the most part, gets it right.

Americans have increasingly come to view their political opponents as not just wrong, but evil, stupid, and immoral. That’s not something that makes for a healthy representative democratic republic.

In a somewhat surprising opinion from Justice Kennedy, the Supreme Court upheld the University of Texas’s race-based admissions program.

A British political scientist lays out some of the political and institutional factors that will be relevant going forward.

By a narrow margin, British voters have chosen to send their nation, themselves, and indeed all of Europe into uncharted waters.

The Financial Crisis was not a problem of macroeconomics, but a cluster of microeconomic problems all acting together.

Thanks to a 4-4 tie, President Obama’s temporary immigration relief program remains blocked by a Federal Court Injunction.

The trial of the man who was believed to be the most culpable in the death of Freddie Gray has been acquitted, calling the entire prosecution strategy into question.

Donald Trump has a steep hill to climb to reverse a quarter century trend.

A revered Republican foreign policy guru has endorsed the Democratic nominee for president.

Bernie Sanders admitted, finally, that he likely won’t be the nominee.

Voters in the United Kingdom are headed to the polls in a vote that will have widespread consequences.

Marco Rubio changes his mind, and drops the first hint that he’s already thinking about the Presidential race in 2020 or 2024.

The Supreme Court has once again issued a ruling that further chips away at the protections of the Fourth Amendment.

Stopping the next Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Syed Farook, or Omar Mateen is likely to be a lot more difficult than the politicians on either side of the aisle are leading us to believe.

The head of the Federal Reserve tells Congress that the economy is unlikely to enter recession this years, but isn’t exactly going to be booming either.

National tragedies, whether man-made or natural disasters, used to bring Americans together. Now they just seem to pull Americans apart.

Donald Trump has almost no cash on hand. That doesn’t bode well for his campaign going forward.

As expected, the Senate rejected four gun control measures introduced in the wake of the attack in Orlando.

Continuing a pattern that began six years ago, the Supreme Court has again declined to hear an appeal in a case involving a challenge to state gun control laws.

A campaign shake up at Trump Tower, but it’s unlikely to change fundamentals.

It’s still early in the cycle, but Donald Trump’s poll numbers are already historically bad.

Clarence Thomas is the latest Supreme Court Justice to be the subject of retirement rumors. You should treat these rumors skeptically.

Congratulations Cleveland! Next month, you get Donald Trump.

Bernie Sanders’ refusal to admit that his campaign is over is costing you up to $38,000 per day.

The Trump campaign is out with its own ‘short list’ of potential running mates.

The murder of Jo Cox, MP is looking more and more like a politically motivated assassination, and that’s causing some in Great Britain to look inward.

A purported ‘short list’ of potential running mates for Hillary Clinton is out. Here’s how the candidates stack up.

A small group of Republican delegates is apparently discussing yet another quixotic effort to deny Donald Trump the nomination.

Bernie Sanders doesn’t seem to realize that the political world has already moved past the race for the Democratic nomination.

A freshman Member of Parliament was murdered today, and there may have been a political motive.

Republican leaders and politicians continue to distance themselves from their party’s presumptive nominee.

The man who was brought in to clean up the I.R.S. after the alleged targeting scandal became public is facing censure and possible impeachment. Proving that there really is such a thing as a thankless job.

Marco Rubio may be running for re-election to the Senate after all.

The most underrated superstar of this era has passed a special milestone, albeit with a big asterisk.