Outside the Beltway

My latest for The Atlantic: “Some Reasons Not to Worry About Republican Foreign Policy Craziness”

Now that Occupy Wall Street is unable to occupy Wall Street, its leaders will have to come up with new ways to keep the pressure on. Some crazies are threatening to take the movement over in the meantime.

After all, securing the border is easy and the forces driving cross-border illicit activities can be curtailed with enough force and security.

Another bad meme from the GOP.

Perry proves again that he really doesn’t know why he is running (plus a few comments on his proposal).

Rick Perry is out with a plan to reform Washington. Mostly, it’s just a bunch of gimmicks.

Doug Feith’s replacement is prettier and softer spoken.

Public opinion on the Occupy movement has turned increasingly sour.

John Hawkins has compiled a list of The Top 20 Most Influential Black Republicans. It’s not impressive.

For the time being, there will be no overnight camping at Zuccotti Park

Gary Johnson is right to be upset that he’s been excluded from debates, but he shouldn’t get the government involved.

Questions have been raised about whether it is proper for Elena Kagan to hear the Affordable Care Act lawsuit.

Chelsea Clinton’s hiring as an NBC personality is another hit for the meritocracy myth.

New York Police dealt a major blow to Occupy Wall Street overnight.

Apparently, we should be more like China. Or something.

Grover Norquist isn’t conservative enough for WND.

Meet Newton Leroy Gingrich, the new “Not Romney.”

The most disturbing part of Saturday’s debate came when most of the GOP candidates endorsed torture.

The Supreme Court will decide on the Constitutionality of the President’s health care law by June 2012.