Outside the Beltway

President Obama came close to endorsing same-sex marriage last night, but stopped short yet again

For the first time since the end of World War II, the GOP is wrestling with two diametrically opposed visions of foreign affairs.

Is it reasonable to state that countries with less guns are more likely to become tyrannical than countries with more guns?

Contrary to what Senator McCain, seeking realism in military policy does not make one an isolationist.

States are racing to put obstacles in front of voters in the name of fraud prevention.

The vast majority of the seats in the Virginia legislature will not even be contested this November.

Trevor Phillips, chairman of the UK’s Equality and Human Rights Commission, says fundamentalist Christians are a far bigger problem than Muslims. And, no, he’s not anti-religion.

Ousting evil dictators is harder than it looks.

Sandy Levinson suggests that there is a key lesson from the Founders that we ignore.

The US spends a lot on defense relative to, well, the rest of the world.

Turkey has had elections, and the ruling AKP has retained a majority in parliament. The next major issue appears to be constitutional reform.

It appears that the Syrian military is starting to fracture. Exactly how widespread this is remains to be seen.

To paraphrase Rumsfeld: you go to the ballot box with the candidate you have, not the candidate you want, or would like to have.

More on the whole “republic not a democracy” discussion.

Palin has some odd things to say about US history.

It’s just about time to schedule the piteous press conference.

I get the impression that a lot of people don’t even know what “the 1967 borders” are or why they tend to be considered the logical point of departure for any type of peace negotiations.

The bungled politics of the Ryan plan.

President Obama doubled down in his speech before this year’s AIPAC conference. Why he did so only he understands.

Once again, an American President thinks he can bring peace to the Middle East.

Elias Isquith proclaims my Atlantic essay “How Perpetual War Became U.S. Ideology” to be “a total disaster.”

Erick Erickson questions Jon Huntsman’s loyalty to America.

Santorum has an interesting theory about the decline of great powers.

A conspiracy theorist is never troubled by facts.

A major law firm has withdrawn from defending DOMA in Court, and a public controversy has erupted.

The NYT says it’s time for U. S. advisers and military air traffic controllers on the ground in Libya.

Yes, please secure your home networks. But also: perhaps the police need to reevaluate their tactics.

Everywhere you turn, people are asking for money.

Francis Fukuyama: “In the developed world, we take the existence of government so much for granted that we sometimes forget how difficult it was to create.”

Two new polls show that the public supports the budget deal, but has no idea what to do to solve our long term problems.

Whenever I despair at the current state of the Republican Party, I remind myself that things aren’t much better across the aisle.

Public disclosure of campaign contributions makes it easier for incumbents to pressure backers of their opponent.

Judge Sumi’s TROs arise from a veritable cornucopia of error.

You remember how the House GOP was trying to pass laws without the Senate or the President agreeing? Yeah, about that….

Modern life requires us to put a high degree of trust in those to whom we delegate responsibility

Whether due to innumeracy or intentional deceitfulness, ThinkProgress has the JobsOhio bill totally wrong.