Outside the Beltway

The Obama administration wants the FBI to be able to look at your Internet records without the inconvenience of respecting your 4th Amendment rights.

Less than 24 hours before it was set to take effect, a Federal Judge has put a hold on most of the key provisions of Arizona’s immigration law.

Massachusetts becomes the latest state to join in the National Popular Vote initiative.

Much to the disappointment of Ezra Klein and others, it’s unlikely that Democrats will have the votes necessary to change the filibuster when the 112th Congress convenes.

Marco Rubio doesn’t want to see the proliferation of SB1070s to other states.

While President Obama is pushing the Afghanistan surge, large numbers of elected Democrats are demanding we get out.

Thanks to a united Republican Caucus, the Senate failed to take up a deeply flawed campaign finance “reform” bill.

Massachusetts will become the latest state to join the National Popular Vote movement, a compact wherein states throw their Electoral College votes to the nationwide winner once enough states agree to ensure that outcome.

Republicans are much closer to America’s political center than Democrats.

Conservatives aren’t as united over the “outrage” of the New Black Panther Case as you might think.

Remember when Democrats thought changing the rules to abolish filibustering was an outrage against the Constitution? They’re older and wiser now.

The Pentagon can not account for 95 percent of the Iraq oil revenue from 2004 to 2007.

51% of New Hampshire voters overall say they’re less likely to vote for a candidate endorsed by Palin to just 26% who say a Palin endorsement would make them more inclined to be supportive.

The Lt. Governor of Tennessee suggested recently that religious freedom possibly shouldn’t apply to Muslims, but he’s only part of the problem.

Barbara Boxer has offended some veterans again. This time, she’s right and they’re wrong.

The Internet has given us many good things, but it’s also led to a decline in political discourse that we’d do well to reverse before it’s too late.

Will the Wikileaks document dump give even further impetus to the growing sentiment that the United States needs to leave Afghanistan ?

Today’s outrage of the day comes in the form of a new report claiming that the United States supported the release of the only man accused. But the report itself proves that isn’t what happened.

According to Maureen Dowd, Barack Obama’s biggest problem is that there are too many white people in this picture.

Congress and the White House are starting to stake out sides in the upcoming battle over extending the Bush tax cuts.

Has the Los Zetas drug cartel seized ranches in Laredo, Texas? Not so much.

Barack Obama was a big hit on college campuses in 2008. Two years later, those same young voters seem to be having second thoughts.

There are some lessons for the blogosphere in this week’s Andrew Breitbart dust-up.

With everyone concerned about the budget deficit, the idea of cutting military spending is finally gaining traction on Capitol Hill.

Is Andrew Breitbart the new William F. Buckley, Jr?

If Minnesota Congresswoman Michelle Bachmann gets her way, the 112th Congress will feature a lot of committees “investigating” the Obama Administration.

Jim Webb argues that we should stop measuring diversity by race alone.

Recently Lt. Dan Choi chained himself to the White House fence to protest Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. Yesterday, he found out that he’d been discharged from the Army because he’s gay.