Outside the Beltway

The ACLU is suing over the NSA’s data mining. Does it really have a chance?

Revelations about the NSA’s data mining programs don’t seem to be having a significant impact on public opinion.

Speaker Boehner seems confident that immigration reform will become law this year, but his confidence may be premature.

The Administration has accepted reality in its fight against a ruling that made the “morning after” pill available regardless of age.

As if the region didn’t have enough problems.

The former NFL wideout formerly known as Chad Ochocinco will spend a month in jail for patting his lawyer on the fanny.

While our leaders may not be fully trustworthy, they, not disgruntled low level employees, are best positioned to decide.

Scientists have known for years that large quantities of supplemental vitamins can be quite harmful. Yet, the FDA is prohibited by law from telling the public.

Who was the better Superman: Christopher Reeve or Henry Cavill? Who was the better Batman: Michael Keaton or Christian Bale? Who was the better Spiderman: Tobey Maguire or Andrew Garfield?

Films from the House of Spiderman have grossed more than those from the House of Superman. But that’s mostly because of ticket price increases.

Allegations of wrongdoing and cover-up at Foggy Bottom.

Superman’s famous shield changes from 1938 to present.

There is only one serious candidate in the race for Frank Lautenberg’s old Senate seat, and he’s got pretty much no chance of winning the election.

The economy is so bad there’s a thriving business in tire rental.

Meet Edward Snowden, the 29 year old CIA/NSA contractor who has confessed to leaking the details of the NSA’s data mining projects.

Will voters care about the revelations about NSA data mining? Signs point to no.

Sometimes it seems like all John McCain does is appear on Sunday morning news shows. The problem goes deeper than that, though.

I’m a big fan of Prismatic but, sometimes, the algorithm that matches the stories and photos doesn’t work as well as it ought:

Then-Lieutenant Wales intervened to prevent a gay trooper from getting beaten by a gang of thugs.

Not only do we not know the whole story of the NSA data mining operation, key details of what thought we knew are wrong.

Cory Booker is in the race for New Jersey’s open Senate seat, but is he really unbeatable?

Jay Stanley and Ben Wizner, privacy experts at the ACLU, argue that metadata is more sensitive than we think.

Has the West inadvertently handed Iran a victory in Syria?