Outside the Beltway

The courts have been striking them down at a dizzying pace since June.

Despite the President’s assurances of an international coalition, the rest of the world doesn’t seem all that interested in joining the fight.

The Obama Administration’s legal justification for war against ISIS is laughably flimsy.

The plan won’t achieve achieve its stated goals.

The Global War on Terror isn’t over after all.

Today’s sports media more closely resemble Court TV and TMZ than the SportsCenter of yore.

If the President is going to increase American involvement in the Middle East, he needs to address some fundamental questions first.

Apple announced a stunning array of upgraded and new products yesterday.

Well, that punishment didn’t last for very long.

Congress seems ready to avoid having to vote on expanded attacks against the Islamic State

With just nine days to go, it’s anyone’s guess how the Scottish Independence vote will turn out.

The firing actually hurts Janay Rice much more than it does Ray.

A Federal Judge in Ohio has issued a very troubling ruling on that state’s early voting law.

For purely political reasons, the Administration is delaying the announcement of new executive action on immigration.

It would appear that someone needs to introduce the Air Force to Article VI of the Constitution.

Dan Froomkin says Obama is as bad as Bush, if not worse.

Another Federal appellate Court has struck down state law bans on same-sex marriage, but the only thing that matters now is the Supreme Court.

After several months of good news, the August Jobs Report was quite a disappointment.

The Kansas Senate race is becoming unexpectedly interesting.

A once rising GOP star hits bottom.

Two men in North Carolina are free after spending 31 years in prison for a crime they didn’t commit.

And presidentialism encourages this kind of behavior.

A political earthquake in the Sunflower State that could have a big impact on the battle for control of the Senate.

Obama’s current policy—tactical level strikes with no obvious long-term strategic aim—may well be the best we can hope for.

A lower court judge has upheld the Louisiana Constitution’s limitation of marriage to “one man and one woman.”

The summer of 2014 was the worst Hollywood has seen since Bill Clinton was President. It’s pretty easy to figure out why.

Michele Willens wonders, “When Did We Get So Old?”

Massive US intervention has for now liberated Amerli, averting humanitarian disaster. Another crisis looms.

Cowardice, or politically prudent?

Bestiality and prostitution are legal in Denmark. And not just separately.

AV Club produces an impressive overview of the entire Trek franchise.

Is the West next in ISIS’s crosshairs?