Outside the Beltway

What does the US Constitution actually provide in terms of guidance for governance?

In advance of tomorrow’s ruling, some pundits on the left are displaying some very odd views on the role of the law in American politics.

The candidate of the Muslim Brotherhood is the next President of Egypt, but the political future of Egypt itself remains quite murky.

Mitt Romney’s confrontational approach to Russia makes no sense.

The history of the DREAM Act underscores the significance of the 60-vote Senate.

A new ruling from Egypt’s highest court has set in motion a chain of events that could end very badly.

There is no evidence that the Capital Punishment works.

In an ideal world, today’s Recall Election in Wisconsin would not even be legally possible.

We, as Americans, tend to have a limited knowledge of the institutional variation that exists across democratic systems around the world.

Figuring out how much of the opposition to a black president is based on racism is . . . complicated.

Eduardo Saverin has become a political whipping boy.

Recall elections in a hyper-partisan atmosphere are not a good thing.

Is there a Romney Doctrine?

If we taught the Federalist Papers more rigorously would that lead to a shared view of the constitution?

We should want more voters, not less, if we actually value representaitve democracy.

Legendary musician Levon Helm is dying.

Facts are stubborn things.

Far from being deterimental, there is a case to be made that SuperPACs have actually expended democracy during this election cycle.

This week’s hearings in the Supreme Court caught many proponents of the Affordable Care Act off guard.

Dan Drezner declares that “Policy wonks ignore political science journals at their peril.”

Dharun Ravi was convicted of bias intimidation toward Tyler Clementi. It’s not at all clear that he should have been.

What does it mean to have a limited government?

Arizona’s senior Senator want’s to bomb Syria.

Our political scene has changed drastically since Bob Kerrey was last in the Senate.

Billionaires have been free to donate as much money as they want to activist groups since the dawn of the Republic.

Yet another sign that international intervention in Syria is most likely never going to happen.

When it comes to same-sex marriage, the right is fighting a losing battle.

China’s government may be more “efficient,” but it’s hardly a model for the rest of the world.

Foster Friess, Rick Santorum’s money guy, probably shouldn’t be his media guy.

The NYT has an interesting piece on the ongoing limted v. big governemnt debate.

The Obama Campaign is being criticized for agreeing to play the SuperPAC game like everyone else does.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg had some advice on Constitution drafting for Egyptians