Outside the Beltway

The Romney campaign is doubling down on bizarre foreign policy pronouncements.

Romney supporters seem to want to paint Obama as Carter. This is unlikely to help.

Ronald Reagan was leading Jimmy Carter long before the two men met in Cleveland on October 28th, 1980.

Three new state polls show that Mitt Romney’s path to victory continues to narrow.

Ben Bernanke thinks doing more of the same is just what the economy needs.

The Dos Equis guy is fundraising for Obama.

One Professor suggests we sacrifice yet more of our freedom in the wake of the embassy protests in the Middle East.

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

My latest for The Atlantic, “What Would Romney’s Foreign Policy Look Like?” has posted.

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

The Libertarian Party’s Presidential candidate could prove decisive in determining who wins the Electoral College.

Mitt Romney’s foreign policy weaknesses are starting to become apparent.

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

Mitt Romney still has problems with Southern whites that could pose problems for him in states like Virginia and North Carolina.

Mitt Romney’s initial response to the attacks in Egypt and Libya displayed a tendency to jump the gun rather than wait for the facts.

In another sign that things may not be going so well between Washington and Jerusalem, President Obama will not be meeting with Prime Minister Netanyahu when he’s in the United States.

A new round of polling has Obama in the lead and shows reasons why Romney’s supporters should be concerned, but it’s unclear how long any of this will last.

Is it possible to have the Volt conversation without it being about politics?

The GOP still hasn’t dealt with the legacy of George W. Bush.

Not surprisingly, a new study finds that repealing Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell has not caused any harm to the military.

6% of Ohio voters think Mitt Romney deserves more credit than the commander-in-chief for killing Osama bin Laden.

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

Jimmy Carter’s ex-presidency has lasted the equivalent of 26 Iranian hostage crises.

Spiegel has a photo gallery of novel ways to graphically illustrate the Euro crisis. My favorite:

Largely because they are resisting efforts to hold them accountable for their performance, Chicago’s teachers are leaving 400,000 students locked out of school.

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

Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan are refusing to provide significant details about their tax plan. That’s a mistake.

Shannon Eastin has become the first woman to officiate an NFL game, thanks to the lockout of the regular referees.

Based on its recently passed platform, the Democratic Party has given up any pretense of putting civil liberties ahead of “national security.”

If the first round of post-convention polling is correct, President Obama may be pulling away from Mitt Romney.

The Defense of Marriage Act is under challenge through a unique angle: estate taxes.

The recent;y concluded party conventions are further evidence that the events have largely outlived their usefulness.

The 2012 campaign is revealing once again that many conservatives have a view of President Obama not shared by the public at large.

Hey GOP, Lt. Sulu has some questions for you.

Ann Romney dodged questions from a reporter seeking her personal opinions on hot-button social issues. Good for her.

As the final stretch of the campaign begins in earnest, Mitt Romney faces a very difficult task.