Outside the Beltway

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was greeted with protests from some EU parliamentarians when he addressed them as its rotating president of the European Council.

After a fairly bad 2010, Barack Obama is starting off 2011 in a very good position.

Brief takes on foreign affairs

The newest WaPo/ABC News poll numbers.

Pedestrian fatalities are up. Experts blame Michelle Obama.

Like it or not, human rights is only at the top of the agenda for countries that otherwise don’t much matter.

In a move that surprises nobody, the House voted today to repeal last year’s health care reform law. Now it goes to the Senate where it will die.

Dr. Dre is arguing that police officers have no right to privacy.

Alabama Governor Robert Bentley managed to alienate non-Christians within moments of taking office.

Sarah Palin’s unfavorability ratings continue to climb. And there’s very little room for her recovery.

Joe Lieberman will not run for a fifth term in the U.S. Senate.

A new study suggests college students aren’t learning the critical thinking skills they’re supposed to learn, but that isn’t necessary the fault of the university they’re attending.

An obscure Arizona law has raised questions over whether Congressman Gabrielle Giffords could lose her seat if she is disabled for an extended period.

Sarah Palin was “interviewed” by Sean Hannity last night. I doubt she helped herself.

As noted recently, whites are leaving the Democratic Party in droves. Some black Democrats think it’s time to take affirmative action.

More on the strategery of civility.

While the violence is down in Iraq, it’s not gone.

Now that Republicans have the House, wouldn’t they be better off playing nice?

The first poll assessing the political impact of last week’s events is out, and it has good news for President Obama, and bad news for Sarah Palin.