Outside the Beltway

Starting tomorrow morning, the Supreme Court dives into the most significant case that has been before it in many years.

The vetting process for a Vice-Presidential running mate will likely be very different with memories of the Sarah Palin debacle fresh in everyone’s mind.

Like it or not, what you do online will be of interest to someone looking to hire you.

Rick Santorum won Louisiana last night, but he’s still going to lose the race for the nomination.

Looking also at Zimmerman’s 911 call and who pursued whom.

The results of Louisiana’s primary mean a lot less than the pundits will tell you they do.

Solutions come from understanding, not denial or political posturing

Roger Ebert and I don’t agree on much, from politics to movies. But share a fondness for Samuel L. Jackson and a contempt for George Zimmerman.

Barack Obama’s position on same-sex marriage continues to “evolve,” along with the polls.

Like most endorsements, Jeb Bush’s endorsement of Mitt Romney is unlikely to have a major impact on the race.

The Etch A Sketch meme isn’t nearly as powerful as those pushing it believe it to be.

Yesterday, Rick Santorum started to demonstrate that his campaign has run out of a logical reason to exist.

Why isn’t Obama doing better in the polls and did we just see a Kinsey Gaffe in the wild?

Does Joe Biden think he can succeed his boss?

Yesterday, the campaign silly season got particularly silly.

Romney easily has more delegates than all of his opponents combined.

Mitt Romney won big in Illinois last night, and moved a big step closer to wrapping this race up.

Obama has borrowed slightly more money in 3 years than Bush did in 8. Does it matter?

The debt has increased at a faster rate in the past three years than in the previous eight, but assigning blame isn’t what matters.

What happens when political pandering substitutes for serious fiscal policy.

George Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin met on the night of February 27th. Martin died, and a firestorm has erupted.

Good Journalism?

Joe Biden got a little braggadocious last night.

An attack on Iran is likely to unleash consequences that we are unprepared to deal with.

The odds are against anyone who challenges an incumbent President. So, how do you do it?

No, the Obama Administration is not plotting to nationalize the economy in the name of some “national emergency.”

Can Wall Street predict the outcome of Presidential elections? Not really.

Dear Bill Maher and Alexandra Pelosi: The plural of anecdote is not data.

Despite how it many have seemed in January, Ron Paul’s 2012 Presidential effort is ending just about the same way his 2008 effort did.

The argument over contraceptive coverage mandates has not gone well for conservatives.