Outside the Beltway

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

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

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

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

Here’s Why The German Language Sounds Harsh To Most People

Russian militarism in Ukraine has undone any public relations benefits of the Sochi Olympics.

Rolling up your sleeves is hard if you’re a Marine.

Worst part about being named HaHa Clinton-Dix? ‘The whole President Clinton thing with Monica Lewinsky’

Once again, Rush Limbaugh panders to the most pernicious of the right side of American politics.

Apple’s “1984” Super Bowl commercial ran only once, but it remains in a class by itself.

Many of America’s great writers were alcoholics.

One of the dumbest rules in sports may mean that people in three cities can’t see their teams play this weekend.

Lest we forget what the entire “Duck Dynasty” brouhaha is really all about.

The FCC is looking at re-examination of its sports broadcast rules. The NFL and other sports leagues should do the same thing.

“Reality” TV star says something dumb about gay people, gets suspended, usual pointless outrage ensues.

In which we ponder the great questions of the day………

The U.S. delegation to Russia’s Sochi Olympics will feature no high profile politicians and several openly gay athletes.

An example of how copyright laws have been perverted to protect corporate interests rather than encourage artistic creativity.

No previously published works have entered the US Public Domain since 1978. And none are scheduled to enter until 1923. So what are we missing?