Outside the Beltway

It’s a bit too early for Republicans to be celebrating that Senate majority that so many people are predicting.

Cliven Bundy still has his defenders among the hardcore right, but many people have joined Kentucky’s junior Senator in throwing Cliven Bundy under the bus

Not only does the headline-making rancher have unique views on the nature of both grazing fees and the federal government, he has some positively retro (to use a kind word) views on race.

Continuing the discussion from earlier this week on hate crimes.

The Court gets the result right, but their reasoning will make things much more difficult for courts, defendants, and victims.

Republicans attack an attorney for doing his job. So much for that whole “constitutional conservative” thing, I guess.

Yesterday the Supreme Court greatly expanded the circumstances under which police can rely on anonymous tips.

The Affirmative Action debate is too divisive and largely misses the point.

More bad news when it comes to scientific literacy.

The Supreme Court may have just found a way to end the debate over Affirmative Action in education.

The removal of chemical weapons from Syria is nearly complete. Does Obama deserve credit for that?

Who watches Sunday morning talk shows anymore?

Provocative words from Vice-President Biden. But, are they realistic?

Sooner than one might have expected, Republicans are starting to battle over the issue of marriage equality.

Perhaps some justice for the casualties in the War On Drugs

Tomorrow, the Supreme Court will hear argument in a case that will likely be this era’s version of the Betamax case.

Can Rick Perry bounce back from the epic disaster of his 2012 campaign?

Does it really matter why Fraizer Glenn Miller murdered three people in Kansas?

On screen body objectification is now equal opportunity.

Crony capitalism in The Sooner State.

Cowardice. There really isn’t any other word for it.