Outside the Beltway

Thoughts on the precursors to the events of 72 years ago today.

There are many choices in dealing with Iran’s nuclear program there are many choices, but some are better than others.

Nobel physicist Peter Higgs says he could not make it in academia today.

Irony is officially dead.

Legendary Italian auto maker Bugatti is discontinuing the Veyron and needs to remove the remaining inventory at the ridiculously low price of $1.3 million.

Much like the guy who’s afraid to talk to girls in High School, Republicans don’t seem to know how to talk to women. But their problems are actually bigger than that.

The U.S. position on China’s new air defense zone is exceedingly clear. The question is where it goes from here.

Some good numbers for November in the Jobs report, but questions about the future remain.

The most important leader to come out of Africa in the 20th Century, and perhaps in all of history, has died.

80 years ago, Prohibition ended. However, we are still making the same mistakes that were made from 1920 to 1933.

3.6% GDP growth in the 3rd Quarter, but the devil is in the details.

The junior Senator from Massachusetts has promised to serve her entire six-year term.

You know the Defense budget is getting tight when we can’t spare a few measly fighter planes to escort an imaginary character.

Marin Bashir’s ugly comments about Sarah Palin are being compared to Rush Limbaugh’s ugly comments about Sandra Fluke.

Millenials don’t seem very concerned about signing up for ObamaCare, and they’re not very thrilled with Obama at the moment either.

A new poll finds the American public far less supportive of the idea of the U.S. as the world’s policeman.

Is Harvard University the Lake Wobegon of the Ivy League or are Harvard students really that smart?

Hey Uncle, you’re fired.

(Absolutely nothing).

Technology is about the way you order in your local restaurant.

The Supreme Court may have just given a boost to those who want to subject online sales to the same sales taxes as in-person sales.

It’s the return of the most absurd meme of all time.

The Federal Exchange website seems to be functioning better, but many questions about implementation of the PPACA remain to be answered.

Jeff Bezos’s latest idea may never get off the ground, but it sure is interesting.

The 7 seats most likely to switch parties are held by Democrats.

Some signs from Silicon Valley seem to indicate that the heady days of the 90s Tech Bubble are returning.

Preliminary data suggests that retailers who chose to open on Thanksgiving Day may have made the right business decision.

Dana Milbank offers a nonsensical reason for denying our youth the freedom to choose their own path.

Even as it defies China’s illegal territorial claims with military flights, the Obama administration is urging US airlines to comply.

Chris Christie has had a very good month, and it’s ending with him with a strong lead among potential Republican candidates for 2016.