Outside the Beltway

Two prominent Republican groups point out the blindingly obvious.

A major escalation.

Alabamians like to exclaim, “Thank God for Mississippi.” Perhaps it’s time for that slogan to cross the Pond.

As talk begins of expanding the war against ISIS into Syria, it is becoming long past time for Congress to exercise its Constitutional function.

So far at least, there is no evidence that 2014 will be a “wave election.”

The announcement of a potential merger between Burger King and Tim Horton’s has led to much moral preening from the usual suspects.

Some have argued that there is an historical bias against political parties holding on to the White House for more than two terms. As with most commonly held ideas, that simply isn’t true.

The Copyright Office says that works not “created” by humans are not entitled to copyright protection.

The “open and free” Internet is an ideal type, not a myth.

The General Accounting Office confirmed what seems clear to anyone who can read a statute.

The capital’s paper has issued a partial ban on the controversial nickname of the local NFL franchise.

Lawsuits against the theater where 12 people were murdered in 2012 may go forward.

There is a good possibility that Darren Wilson could be acquitted in the shooting of Michael Brown.. Are the protesters ready to accept that reality?

If Republicans win the Senate, what we’ve seen for the past three years could end up seeming tame by comparison.

What you think about the events in Ferguson depends quite a lot on whether you’re black or white.

American journalist James Foley has been beheaded by the terrorist network calling itself the Islamic State.

17-year veteran of the LAPD says, “If you don’t want to get hurt, don’t challenge me.”

The two sides in Gaza keep extending the humanitarian cease fire, but remain miles apart on the major issues dividing them.

Yet another example of how institutional choices matter.

We should not tolerate them acting otherwise.

Back to the Ten Commandments and Alabama politics.

Our server went kaput. We got a new one.

Some on the left are saying that Hillary Clinton isn’t doing enough to help Democrats in 2014.

The situation in Ferguson, Missouri isn’t calming down.

In what would be a classic bit of political irony, polling indicates that the House lawsuit against the President could make Democrats more likely to vote in November.