Outside the Beltway

Shouldn’t medical advances available in Germany be available in the United States and vice-versa?

Apparently, some people don’t want to let the facts get in the way of a good conspiracy theory.

When does politics become the “primary activity” of a 501(c)4?

Inside the Treasury Department’s Inspector General for Tax Administration investigation into the IRS scandal.

Almost no one can confidently explain, let alone define, the specifics of the 501(c)4 designation.

What happened at the IRS looks a lot more like deliberate political bias than simple incompetence.

Recent comments from an FDA official raise the prospect that the agency is considering minor’s access to caffeinated beverages.

Ezra Klein has a really smart piece titled “How Van Halen explains Obamacare, salmon regulation and scientific grants.”

The man who played Captain Kirk is not amused by an IRS training video featuring his iconic character.

Passengers may soon be able to use approved electronic devices during all phases of airplane flights.

There’s an innocent explanation for giving a huge bonus to a financial exec going into government. And it still stinks.

The Big Gulp ban won’t ban Big Gulps. But it’ll ban 2-liter Cokes with your pizza and pitchers at Chuck E. Cheese.

Why the bureaucratic tyrants at the FDA regulate your yuletide drinks.

The career of Larry Schwartz, who is the Counselor for Public Affairs at the US Embassy in Cairo, is over.

A former Obama official says government should learn from business, but is private industry really more efficient?

An object lesson in bureaucracy and the reason why infrastructure projects aren’t as easy to complete as some think.

The President’s former Budget Director joins the ranks of those calling for Postal privatization.

New York City’s Mayor wants to control the size of soft drinks.

Welcome to today’s Outrage Of The Day

Security theater and the bureaucratic mentality.

Trying to open a new business can be a massive and costly headache.

From Europe, a case of regulation gone nuts.

Rick Perry is out with a plan to reform Washington. Mostly, it’s just a bunch of gimmicks.

The real problems at Penn State aren’t just going away now that Joe Paterno is gone.

It turns out DOJ didn’t have $16 muffins after all–they were just charged $16 for each muffin.

The DOJ needs to go on a low-carb diet.

We are being warned once again that the Postal Service is on the verge of financial collapse. There really is only one solution.