Outside the Beltway

As Sarah Palin and the Tea Party turn on Paul Ryan, they are making apparent their own lack of relevance in the political process.

Once again, the Supreme Court reminds us that limiting political speech is unconstitutional.

I’m going to put in a good word for my son Josh’s new album “Shame of Tones,” a parody compilation based on HBO’s “Game of Thrones.”

Apparently, there is an off ramp on the Appalachian Trail

After many ballyhooed glitches, 7 million Americans have signed up for ObamaCare. Now what?

Middle East peace talks are apparently in such bad shape that the U.S. is thinking of releasing Jonathan Pollard as an incentive to Israel.

The “99 percent vs. the 1 percent” debate obscures the real income inequality picture.

Top Republican donors are starting to look at the former Governor of Florida as their candidate in 2016.

.Wonkblog’s “Wal-Mart has a lower acceptance rate than Harvard” is rightly drawing some eye-rolling.

The DOD says Walmart was violating its trademarks.

A pattern continues.

Ray Rice celebrated his aggravated assault indictment by marrying his victim.

An opportunist ruins a good joke and hijacks an important discussion.

Jeremiah Denton, a Vietnam War hero and one-term US Senator from Alabama, has died. He was 89.

The Pentagon wants to continue receiving special war funding well into peacetime.

The future may hold a lot of vehement arguing over insignificant bits of territory.

A high school kid has figured out that changing fonts could save the taxpayer millions in printing costs.

Benjamin Wallace-Wells wonders with some irritation “Why Henry Kissinger Never Goes Away.”

Blaming Obama for the security bubble he travels in is, in the end, a pretty dumb argument.

For now at least, Republicans are far more enthusiastic about voting in November than Democrats. That could be decisive.

Are student athletes employees? According to an NLRB hearing officer they are, but that’s hardly the end of the story.

Hobby Lobby has a strong argument under RFRA but the precedent would be dangerous.

Americans are skeptical about getting involved in the Ukraine crisis. This isn’t a surprise.

An oldie but goodie from PhD comics is making the rounds.