Outside the Beltway

Chris Christie’s weight has become a political concern, apparently.

Better or worse?

And, the week closes out with another round of rumors about New Jersey’s Governor.

When the old rules don’t apply anymore, the system breaks down.

The latest Gallup poll shows a record 81 percent of Americans are dissatisfied with the way the nation is being governed.

Another round of rumors is out claiming that Chris Christie is thinking about running for President.

Some pundits on the right can’t seem to quit Chris Christie.

Ivar Giaever, the 1973 winner of the Nobel Prize in physics, has resigned from the American Physical Society over its declaration that “global warming is occurring” and that “the evidence is incontrovertible.”

Oz provides an excuse for some comparative politics.

Al Gore Places Infant Son In Rocket To Escape Dying Planet

America is discovering that throwing money at an industry in the hope it will create jobs doesn’t work.

Governor, that analogy does not mean what you think it means.

There were eight people on the stage last night, but the GOP field has narrowed significantly.

Rick Perry’s big mistake may have been putting his opinions about Social Security on paper.

What does the apparent outcome of the war in Libya mean for the so-called “Responsibility To Protect” doctrine?

Contrary to myth, the college classroom is a rapidly evolving place.

Environmentalists are upset by President Obama’s decision to abandon stringent new smog regulations, but he made the right decision.

The connections between the White House and failed solar energy company Solyndra deepen.

Did Speaker Boehner insult President Obama by snubbing his speech request? If so, so what?

How a six hour long dispute over scheduling demonstrates yet again that Barack Obama isn’t up for the fight.

How would a Democrat-equivalent of Rick Perry be received?

Details of the President’s jobs plan are starting to leak out, and they’re not looking impressive.

Political journalists aren’t like you and me. Well, you, anyway.

Jon Huntsman is not going to be the Republican nominee in 2012, but he seems ready to carve out a niche for himself.

The climate change deniers aren’t going to like what Chris Christie has to say.

Two cases in the news today raise questions about the NFL commissioner’s power.

Political journalists are asking clumsy, ignorant, and intolerant questions. Film at 11.

More on Texas and jobs.

Rick Perry has walked back his support for mandatory HPV vaccination but the broader issue still remains.

Rick Perry will need to get past Michele Bachmann before he takes on Mitt Romney. But, really, how hard could it be?

The IBM PC was introduced 30 years ago. Has its time passed?

If we cannot adequately diagnose our problems it will be even harder to fix them.

Now that America’s political leadership have probably averted a self-inflicted global economic calamity, it’s time to assess the winners and losers.

A European anti-Muslim blogger observes, ‘It is clear that Anders Behring Breivik is one of us.'”

Does a family court have the authority to tell a parent to delete a blog critical of his ex-wife?

Real news reporting has never paid for itself. But the days of it being subsidized by the local car dealer are rapidly ending.

Tim Pawlenty took aim at Michele Bachmann yesterday but will he keep up the attack?

What exactly is the GOP trying to accomplish in the debt ceiling negotiations?

The Ronald Reagan that Republicans lionize is very different from the one who actually served as 40th President of the United States.

President Obama wants a million hybrid cars on the road by 2015. That’s easier said than done.

Some people have no sense of humor.