Outside the Beltway

A New York judge has sided with comedian Jerry Seinfeld in a bizarre lawsuit by a crazy woman who writes cookbooks.

Is Jon Stewart a useful idiot?

The Wall Street Journal is joining the modern era and dropping the practice of referring to people as “Mr.” and “Ms.” But only on the sports pages.

Democratic Congresswoman Betty McCollum has received death threats after questioning the wisdom of the U.S. Army sponsoring a NASCAR Sprint Cup team to the tune of $7 million a year.

The Toomer’s Corner trees were poisoned by a rabid Alabama fan.

IBM’s Watson computer crushed human competitors on Jeopardy. What does it mean?

“Could you please go shopping for me and buy one carton of milk, and if they have eggs, get 6!” A short time later the husband comes back with 6 cartons of milk. The wife asks him, “Why the hell did you buy 6 cartons of milk?” He replied, “They had eggs.”

Michael Medved wishes that conservatives would stop implying that the President of the United States wants to destroy the United States.

Sports Illustrated is trying to force subscribers to pay for a bundle of web and print services. Bad idea.

I simply do not know enough expletives to adequately express how truly horrible this film was.

Why does Hermione Granger go to the library instead of just Googling it?

Mashup of White House spokesman Robert Gibbs telling reporters what jobs he’s never held

The Pittsburg Steelers and the Green Bay Packers are the 2nd and 5th most popular teams in the NFL. The Dallas Cowboys are number one and the St. Louis Rams bring up the rear at 32.

Mike Tanier of Football Outsiders explain why Aaron Rodgers’ ranking as the best quarterback in NFL history is absurd.

Amy Chua captured the two things we fear most: the Chinese and our children.

Actor Alec Baldwin is among hundreds being targeted by New York City for tax evasion. Is it reasonable to have to prove where you live?

The Beast has released its The 50 Most Loathsome Americans of 2010, which I gather is supposed to be amusing rather than taken seriously.

Comedienne Joan Rivers tells Howard Stern why she ditched a joke calling Michelle Obama “Backie O.”

Part two of the ongoing series blogging Mark Levin’s Liberty and Tyranny.

Greg Mankiw has a plan for cutting the deficit.

Dr. Dre is arguing that police officers have no right to privacy.