Outside the Beltway

And some thoughts on how a small number of voters can influence major office-holder behavior.

There must be something odd in the water in the Lone Star State, because a bizarre conspiracy theory seems to have taken root there.

Possibly big news out of Canada

Most managers work beyond 9-to-5.

In a move that is clearly designed to have an impact in the General Election, Hillary Clinton came out in support of broad immigration reform in Nevada yesterday.

Some people in the media can’t seem to get it through their heads that speech they consider hateful is entitled to as much protection as speech that they support.

Mike Huckabee’s back, but the 2008 magic is gone.

Nicola Sturgeon, leader of the Scottish National Party, could hold the key to the future of Britain in her hands after the election ends on May 7th.

It’s complicated. And probably not a scandal.

Former President Clinton doesn’t seem to get it. Or, does he?

Two men were killed last night before they could carry out what appears to be a planned attack on an anti-Islam event in Texas.

Aides to Governor Chris Christie apparently think there’s still a way he can run a credible campaign for President, but it seems unlikely.

Carly Fiorina, who flopped at Hewlett-Packard and in her lone previous political campaign, wants to be the leader of the free world.

Ben Carson is running for President.

The sources of new immigrants to the United States are changing, but it’s unclear if that will have any impact on the political debate over immigration reform.

Two of Chris Christie’s closest aides were indicted in connection with the Birdgegate scandal today, a third plead guilty, and Christie’s Presidential ambitions are pretty much dead.

Big news out of Baltimore and, perhaps, the beginning of justice for Freddie Gray.

Great Britain heads to the polls in less than a week, and it remains unclear just what’s going to happen.

Republicans on Capitol Hill are talking about fundamentally changing what it means to be an American, and it’s a bad idea.

Rand Paul bucks Republican orthodoxy on Iraq, Libya, and negotiations with Iran.

Vaccination has eliminated a disease that used to be a serious threat from the Americas.

The Clinton Foundation’s foreign donations continue to be a problem for the Clinton campaign, and the story isn’t likely to go away any time soon.

In a marked departure from recent cases, the Supreme Court rules that states can impose significant restriction on solicitation of campaign contributions in judicial elections.

U.S forces in Afghanistan have been involved in missions that go far beyond the counterterror mission the Obama Administration said they would be limited to.

Economic growth slowed significantly in the first three months of 2015, but it’s not clear what that means going forward.

The N.F.L.’s league office is giving up its tax exempt status, but that means far less than the headline implies.

Bernie Sanders is running for President. He’s not going to win, but he’s not running because he thinks he can win.

Saudi Arabia’s new King has shaken up the Royal Family, and that could have interesting results.

A sharply divided Court heard argument today on an issue that has sharply divided the nation.

There is no excuse for last night’s rioting in Baltimore, but that should not deflect attention from the problems with that city’s police.

Congress can’t really do anything to stop a nuclear deal with Iran, and John Boehner knows it.

Far from being a positive, Hillary Clinton’s time as Secretary of State provides ample material for those who would attack her over the next eighteen months.

Ta-Nehisi Coates is insightful and eloquent. He’s wrong in this instance.

Just over a week after a death at the hands of police that remains incredibly suspicious, Baltimore is the sight of violent riots.

Tomorrow promises to be an historic day at the Supreme Court, but it’s been a long legal, political, and social battle.

Pot, meet kettle.

Even for political junkies, the thrill seems to be gone.

It’s time for another White House Correspondent’s Dinner, and it’s going to be just as atrocious as the last one. But, the dinner isn’t the real problem.