Outside the Beltway

Let’s think about how the media operates.

Why do we persist in going to war?

Iran has promised to roll back parts of its nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief.

Former RNC Chair Ed Gillespie is challenging incumbent Senator Mark Warner for his Senate seat.

Polarization is not the cause of our problems.

After eight years in a coma, Ariel Sharon has passed away.

Dave Weigel has identified “The funniest part of Robert Gates’ very serious new memoir.”

About 1,000 same-sex couples married in Utah before the Supreme Court stay find themselves in an odd legal limbo.

A surprisingly disappointing jobs report for December.

Many of America’s great writers were alcoholics.

Seven years ago, Steve Jobs showed us that we could literally hold the world in the palm of our hand.

At least initially, Chris Christie did what he needed to do to address a story that threatens to overwhelm his political future.

Is 435 the right number?

A brain dead woman in Texas is being kept alive while a fetus that is still not viable grows inside of her.

Former SecDef Robert Gates is among those who believes that the Iraq War unduly diverted attention from fighting the War On Terror.

Will a couple closed lanes on the George Washington Bridge end up being a problem for New Jersey’s Chris Christie going forward?

A new book by former SecDef Robert Gates is making political waves in Washington power circles, but will it matter to ordinary Americans?

There are more self-identified Independents in the country than at any time in the past two decades, according to a new Gallup poll. And it’s mostly at the expense of the GOP.

Marijuana legalization is an issue that unites people across the political aisle.

The Iraqis need to learn to govern themselves, and conservatives blaming President Obama for renewed violence need a history lesson.

For the time being at least, same-sex marriage is once again banned in Utah.

There are some signs that there may be room to strike a deal on the extension of unemployment benefits, but it’s likely to require some drama on Capitol Hill before it happens.

The IDF has finally put a woman in command of a battalion. They’re decades behind American forces.

An excellent argument for immigration reform can be found in the case of one Californian named Sergio Garcia.

The false choice that is rampant in drug warrior thinking is the main problem when it comes to good policy.

From Florida, a small victory for Fourth Amendment rights.

If you’re still not convinced that we lost the war in Iraq, this should settle the argument.

Chief Justice Roberts is sounding the alarm over deep cuts to the public defender program.

The latest news on the marijuana legalization front has led David Brooks and others to go into a completely pathetic panic.