Outside the Beltway

A series of shocking revelations about Barack Obama’s past have not changed my view of the man who’s been in the White House three-plus years.

College football will get a four-team playoff. What it’ll look like is anyone’s guess.

The American economy is so bad that people are reverse migrating to the Third World.

Andrew Exum believes the Army should “get rid of all medals not related to valor or campaign-specific service.”

What’s worse: Leon Panetta spending $860,000 in taxpayer money flying home? Or the GSA spending $823,000 on a conference?

The gang at 22words feature an “Amusingly pissed-off letter to Continental Airlines about a seat by the lavatory” written back in 2005.

Most of us with iPhone 4’s use Siri, the voice-activated digital assistant–but for a very limited range of tasks.

The NFL fined the team two draft picks and suspended the head coach a full year and the GM 8 games.

The massacre of civilians in Afghanistan was foreseen.

Seven of the top ten and fifteen of the top twenty universities on the planet are American.

Is the rhetoric in the war of words between the U. S. and Iran ratcheting up?

The US spends more government money on healthcare per capita than the likes of Germany, France, Canada, Sweden, and Holland!

Did Ronald Reagan’s impending inauguration help get our hostages released after 444 days?

There are three and only three circumstances under which a man may wear a bracelet.

Mitt Romney outlines his plan for dealing with Iran.

Peter Berkowitz has presented a flawed legal argument for attacking Iran.

The conservative columnist argues Republicans should concentrate on winning back the Senate and stopping Obama through 2016.

This morning’s unexpected death of Andrew Breitbart, the conservative muckraker, has sadly if unsurprisingly brought out a wave of nasty commentary.

Will louder threats move the Iranian regime to back down?

Dick Lugar sold his Indiana home 35 years ago but still lists it as his official residence.

The MLA is pushing to guarantee adjunct professors $40,000 a year.

While I’ve expressed my dissatisfaction with the degree that CPAC has embraced the worst elements of the conservative movement in recent years, it does appear that there is a line.

Pepsi’s profits and revenues are up. Naturally, it’s time to fire 3 percent of its global workforce.

Scotch consumption is a leading economic indicator.

The backlash against the backlash is baffling.

The speech did exactly what it was supposed to do: kick off Obama’s re-election campaign while disguised as a call for unity.

How far should the press go in challenging assertions by politicians?

The US intelligence community has more information at its disposal than ever. Unfortunately, it can’t efficiently process it and make the necessary connections.

Today is my eldest daughter Katie’s 3rd birthday.

Why does government regulate how long some people work and not others?

For years, analysts have worried that Iraq’s tenuous hold on stability would collapse upon the withdrawal of US forces. We’re now watching it happen.

People who make a lot of money should whine less. But many of them are actually do create jobs.

Newt Gingrich last night declared that he would abolish the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Protesters in the Chinese fishing village of Wukan are now in open revolt against the Chinese government. The government is laying siege to the town.

Air Force personnel charged with transporting the bodies of American soldiers killed in action apparently finds dead American warriors funny.

A list of international contingencies to worry about in the coming year. Handy as a stocking stuffer!

Thomas Ricks posts several recommendations for fixing the Army. Most of them are really, really stupid.

The tents at Occupy Wall Street are increasingly housing the homeless.

Two Occupy Oakland protestors were hit by a Mercedes-Benz as they were blocking the street.

Did Congress cause the mortgage crisis by mandating loans to poor people? No.

Why does wine get so much more written treatment than beer?

A righteous movement risks derailment by a handful of thugs and reprobates.

“It’s Time to Switch to Whiskey” by Corb Lund and the Hurtin’ Albertans