Outside the Beltway

It’s time to end the ability of public sector labor unions to hold taxpayers hostage.

Florida has again scheduled its primary ahead of the deadlines set by the Republican and Democratic parties.

A commenter asks, “Why does Wisconsin have a quorum rule if not for situations like this?”

There really isn’t a lot of redistribution happening in the United States.

The primary job of the Federal Government today is to take money from Peter and give it to Paul.

Republicans won the right to govern Wisconsin. What does that mean for Democrats?

In the Middle East, protesters are marching for democracy. In the Midwest, they’re protesting against it.

Oregon Congressman David Wu was showing signs of mental breakdown during his recent re-election campaign.

Facebook has come up with new settings to meet the needs of users in same-sex relationships.

In a new Gallup poll, Americans rank Ronald Reagan as America’s Greatest President.

The map of states which allow collective bargaining for public sector employees doesn’t match up well with the map of right-to-work states.

Alaska Governor Sean Parnell says he won’t comply with any of the provisions of the Affordable Care Act, but his decision seems to rest of precarious legal ground.

Neither side is covering themselves in glory in the battle over the Badger State budget.

Democratic Congresswoman Betty McCollum has received death threats after questioning the wisdom of the U.S. Army sponsoring a NASCAR Sprint Cup team to the tune of $7 million a year.

The social conservatives seems to have won the battle over CPAC.

A county in the far southwest corner of Virginia is the latest battle ground in the ongoing battle over the separation of church and state.

President Obama isn’t unbeatable in 2012. but it’s clear even now that he’s going to be a far more formidable opponent than many Republicans seem to think.

Beck is now concerned about Google.

Being unemployed, especially in the long term, makes it less likely to get hired.

You don’t have to be Admiral Akbar to suspect that the President’s refusal to deal with entitlements in his budget proposal is a trap for the GOP.

Critics of the GOP’s efforts to restrict Federal funding of abortion and related services confuse the concept of the right to have an abortion with the idea that someone has a claim on taxpayer dollars.

Thanks to the help of a group of Tea Party Freshman in the House. Congress has finally cut off funding for a second engine for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter that the Pentagon never wanted.

Prominent commentators on the Left and Right are amused by an outrageous assault on CBS reporter Lara Logan.