Outside the Beltway

Daniel Larison is far less ambivalent about our war on ISIL than me.

Justice Ginsburg acknowledges the fact that, over the past nineteen years, same-sex marriage has gone from something that most Americans oppose to something that most Americans are willing to accept.

President Obama will ask Congress to authorize a war he started six months ago.

By refusing to stay the legalization of same-sex marriage in Alabama, the Supreme Court has sent the strongest signal yet that it is ready to legalize same-sex marriage nationwide.

Another commentary on the National Security Strategy, this one at The Hill.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is apparently realizing that speaking to Congress may not be a good idea after all.

In the end, there is no difference between Roy Moore resisting a Federal Court Order related to same-sex marriage and George Wallace’s efforts to block desegregation.

The same-sex marriage battle is on in Alabama

I don’t Think that Means What you Think it Means (Huckabee Edition)

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyhu’s speech to Congress is becoming even more partisan, much to the apparent chagrin of the Israelis.

The January Jobs Report showed that the trend of strong jobs growth we saw in 2014 appears to be continuing into the new year.

Pressure is building on the Administration to send military aid to Ukraine, but it would be a very bad idea.

Roy Moore is at it again.

Some Congressional Democrats are considering skipping a speech by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to a Joint Session Of Congress.

The House voted to repeal the PPACA for the 56th time, but it’s clear that this vote will end up being a pointless as all the others.

The debate over whether kids need to be vaccinated against communicable diseases baffles me.

Scott Walker surged to the top of a new poll of Iowa Republicans, but Iowa is not a very good predictor of success in the race for the GOP nomination.

Has the legislative branch abdicated its responsibility in US foreign policy?

So what?

After weeks of giving every indication that he’s running for president yet again, Mitt Romney has announced that he’s not a candidate for 2016.

John McCain is not a fan of Code Pink.

Mitt Romney is set to make an announcement at 11 Eastern today. [UPDATE: He’s out!]

By inviting Prime Minister Netanyahu to address Congress, Republicans are damaging the U.S. relationship with Israel.

With no real opponents in the race for the Democratic nomination, Hillary Clinton has no reason to rush getting into the race.

Conservatives finally seem to be waking up to the truth about Sarah Palin.

Get ready for another pointless House lawsuit against the President.

Reports indicate that Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl is likely to be charged with desertion for leaving his post in 2009, but he’s unlikely to serve time in prison.

Indiana Governor Mike Pence is supposed to be a champion of limited government. So why is he starting up a state run news agency?

For some reason, Republicans want to change filibuster rules even though it’s unclear that they’ll still hold the Senate after 2016.

Advantage: Hillary.

The House was set to vote on a ban on abortion after 20 weeks that never would have become law today but they pulled the bill. Conservatives are annoyed, but it was smart politics in the long run.

Not surprisingly, the Federal investigation of the Michael Brown shooting is ending much like the state investigation did.

The State Of The Union Address was more of the same, and the same will be true of Washington going forward.

There’s really no point in watching tonight’s speech.

The Tea Party may be the most vocal wing of the GOP but most Republicans seems to favor candidates that aren’t quite so right wing.

Mitt Romney certainly seems to be running for president again. And he’s now on at least his third reinvention.

The Republican National Committee is trying to bring some sanity to the Presidential debate process, but there’s no guarantee it can succeed.

Even with a House and Senate majority, the GOP is unlikely to get what it wants in its current immigration battle with the President.

My latest for The National Interest, “Obama’s Paris Blunder: Part of a Much Bigger Problem,” has posted.

A former Democratic state legislator in Virginia was re-elected last night despite the fact that he’s in jail.

Elizabeth Warren said once again that she’s not running for President, now or in the future. That’s not going to stop the efforts to draft her, though.