Outside the Beltway

Bradley Manning will be spending a long time at Leavenworth.

With more than a little hyperbole, George Will declares “Obama’s unconstitutional steps worse than Nixon’s.”

Congress isn’t spending much time in Washington these days but that’s only one of the reasons it isn’t accomplishing very much.

A business move that signals the continuing death of the newspaper industry.

In response to North Korean saber rattling and the rise of China, Japan is reassessing it’s military posture

Last month, a retired Navy SEAL came out as transgender. Those still in uniform, however, must serve in silence.

Time to “pivot to the economy” again.

As Congress eyes the Defense budget for cuts, some are drawing attention to the lavish housing of our top brass.

The GOP’s chances to take over the Senate became much better over the weekend.

If you’re too sexy for your job in Iowa, your boss may be able to fire you.

Shocking news out of California.

A Colorado 6-year-old with a penis has successfully sued for the right to use the girls’ restroom.

Focusing on Edward Snowden is largely a waste of time.

The traditional tools used by hiring managers to find employees don’t work.

An absolutely ridiculous criminal case out of West Virginia.

Did President Obama’s comments about taking a tough stand on military sexual assault constitute “undue influence” on specific cases? One military judge says that they did.

The GOP seems to be making the same mistakes that led to defeat in 2012.

The IRS spent $50 million on 225 employee conferences. What did the taxpayer get in return?

Facebook billionaire Sean Parker wanted an elaborate wedding based on the Lord of the Rings and wasn’t going to let little things like the law or some environmental damage stop him.

A weird story from rural Alabama.

If there’s one thing that our generals and admirals agree on it’s that generals and admirals should retain their power.

Eric Holder’s testimony before Congress is leading to accusations of perjury, but the argument that he did so seem pretty weak.

Republicans should reject the calls to call for a Special Prosecutor to investigate the unfolding scandals in Washington.

Homicide rates are on pace to be lower than they were at the start of the 20th Century.

Almost no one can confidently explain, let alone define, the specifics of the 501(c)4 designation.

A generation of kids with massive student loans and no prospects is bad news for the status quo.

Republicans looking to Benghazi for political ammunition are likely going to be disappointed.

The world oil markets aren’t too far away from being hit by the shock of massively increased demand from China. Somehow, we’ll have to adapt.

John McCain’s problems in 2008 went far beyond an economic crisis.

The CIA unsuccessfully lobbied to put Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the eldest of the Boston Marathon bombers, on the counterterrorism watch list in 2011.

Because sometimes poorly contructed observations can set a fellow to writing.

Will the prohibitive favorite for the 2016 Democratic nomination do it differently this time around?

Targeting terrorist leadership may be counterproductive.

President Obama’s job approval numbers have fallen off from their post-election highs. But, does it matter?

The CIA will soon be storing our nation’s most sensitive information with a private company.

The government of Malaysia paid a lot of money to get some blogs placed at various outlets.

The Big Gulp ban won’t ban Big Gulps. But it’ll ban 2-liter Cokes with your pizza and pitchers at Chuck E. Cheese.

George Will declares solitary confinement tantamount to torture.

The GOP isn’t going to solve it’s problems solely by concentrating on “messaging.”