Outside the Beltway

The Ravens quarterback cashed in after winning the Super Bowl. Now it’s Maryland’s turn.

Jim Valvano’s famous ESPYs speech was 20 years ago today.

So, the PowerLine gang experimented with an annoying pre-load survey widget to boost revenue. A certain mustachioed Austrian is not amused.

Ralph Macchio is 51, the same age as Pat Morita was when “The Karate Kid” hit theaters in 1984.

Do we ask too much of our leaders?

Bonnie Franklin, star of “One Day At a Time,” has died from pancreatic cancer at 69.

Jokes aren’t funny if you have to explain them. Explaining how the joke got written can be marginally funny.

A diet rich in olive oil, nuts, beans, fish, fruits and vegetables, and wine is good for your heart.

An excellent essay by Adam Sternbergh “On the Enduring Appeal of ‘Die Hard.'”

Jimmy Cliff’s “The Harder They Come” popularized reggae in America 40 years ago this month.

The Cowboys’ first equipment manager and designer of the iconic blue star logo has died.

While I’m sure President Obama has fantasies of launching drones on Congress, it’s not over his drone policy.

Olympic paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius has been arrested after the fatal shooting of his girlfriend.

Does America deserve a day off today because we all stayed up late overindulging?

At nearly $4 million for a 30 second spot, advertising on the Super Bowl is a bargain.

Auburn’s famed Toomer’s Corner Oaks will be cut down, an acknowledgment that they’ll never be healthy again after an idiot Alabama fan poisoned them.

It turns out, the NRA behind the game is not the National Rifle Association.

In news you’ve known for years, Jodie Foster has announced that she’s a lesbian.

It started September 1, with a 41-14 thumping of Michigan at Cowboys Stadium. Now, it all comes down to one game.

Old Man’s war, a sci-fi novel about the distant future published in 2007, features Newsweek magazine, which went out of business in 2012.

The most idiotic labor dispute in sports history appears to have ended.