Outside the Beltway

This is perhaps the silliest idea ever.

FIFA’s President surprised everyone today by resigning, but he’s likely to stay in power for as long as another ten months.

Several of the top representatives of soccer’s governing body have been indicted by a Federal Grand Jury in New York.

A five-time heavyweight champion has beaten a rich politician in a bizarre charity event.

The tributes to the troops you see during N.F.L. games were most likely bought and paid for with your tax dollars.

The N.F.L.’s league office is giving up its tax exempt status, but that means far less than the headline implies.

“Chewie, we’re rich.”

I’m not sure this is a concern that rises to the level of an article at The Atlantic.

Trevor Noah will be the next host of The Daily Show. Who’s Trevor Noah? Exactly.

You should stop at three drinks. But you can stop there more than once.

Elton John is leading a boycott against Dolce & Gabbana.

Leonard Nimoy, the actor who became a household name as Mr. Spock with the “Star Trek” television series and movies, has died at 83.

For those of us old enough to remember, February 22nd, 1980 marked one of the great moments in sports history.

Decision rules matter.

Jon Stewart is stepping down as the host of Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” after sixteen years.

Opening crawl of 1977 version

A new Patriots cheating scandal, or much ado about nothing?

A victory for evil.

Some preliminary thoughts on the inaugural college playoff system.

Reversing a previous decision, Sony will allow The Interview to be screened in a small number of theaters.

Not surprisingly, the F.C.C. has rejected a petition to ban the word “Redskins” from the airwaves.

President Obama criticized Sony for backing down, and said that the U.S. would respond to North Korea’s cyber attack “at a place and time we choose,”

In the wake of the Senate Intelligence Committee’s report on C.I.A. torture, some have suggested that eight years of Jack Bauer helped make torture more acceptable to the American public.

With major theater chains having pulled out, Sony bowed to the inevitable, but now there appears to be proof that a foreign power is behind the Sony hacking attacks and threats of violence.

Hackers who have divulged embarrassing secrets from deep within Sony Pictures are now threatening violence if a film about a plot to kill Kim Jong Un is released.

Unlike Ray Rice, Adrian Peterson has lost his bid to have his suspension overturned.

Chris Rock wants us to remember that Bill Cosby isn’t the only celebrity accused of rape.