Outside the Beltway

For the fourth day, American and other embassies became the focus of mass protests in many Muslim nations.

The career of Larry Schwartz, who is the Counselor for Public Affairs at the US Embassy in Cairo, is over.

Senator Rand Paul suggests the GOP may want to reconsider its foreign policy aggressiveness.

My latest for The National Interest, “Freedom of Speech and Religion in Egypt and Libya,” has posted.

For some reason, Paul Ryan decided to talk about school prayer this weekend.

Over the weekend, Mitt Romney was sounding more like Rick Santorum than himself.

What should have been a simple parliamentary procedure, conducted under President Obama’s orders no less, turned into something of an embarrassment.

A rather egregious case of misplaced priorities in Texas.

Under German law, this ceremony, which Jews believe dates from the time of Abraham, is now illegal.

National Review’s Kevin Williamson has some truly bizarre advice for Mitt Romney.

Ironically, the Congressman was trying to avoid actually taking a stand on the question of abortion in the case of rape.

Once again, Chris Christie makes one wish there were more Republicans like him.

The novelist, playwright, and social critic Gore Vidal has died, aged 86.

An important ruling on the Obama Administration’s contraceptive coverage mandate from a Judge in Colorado.

The Fort Hood shooter is being ordered to shave his beard or have it forcibly removed. It’s rather silly.

Michele Bachmann and several other Members of Congress are engaging in the despicable tactics of Joe McCarthy.

Would faith survive the discovery that the central premise of the Bible is a lie?

We’ve reached the point where public figures coming out of the closet is barely news anymore, and that’s a good thing.

Mitt Romney faces the same resistance to the idea of a Mormon President that his father did when he ran for President four decades ago.

Jeffrey Goldberg asks, “What if Mitt Romney were Jewish?”

The “Mormon Question” that has long plagued Mitt Romney is being raised again by a new study showing the sentiment rising among liberals and non-believers.

Several conservatives are touting a poll that purports to show a 22 point drop in support for Obama by Jewish voters in New York. Is it believable?

A third of Americans under the age of 30 doubt the existence of God, compared to 14 percent 25 years ago.

When I saw the headline “Black Mormons Face Tough Election Choice Between Romney And Obama,” I naturally presumed it would lead to a parody news piece in The Onion.

There is a disturbing trend in Western nations toward enforcement of laws against “insulting” religions.

The factors influencing Russian policy in Syria are many, and some of them are quite ancient.

Will more knowledge bring an end to the public debate over evolutionary theory? Don’t count on it.