Outside the Beltway

Homicide rates are on pace to be lower than they were at the start of the 20th Century.

Tuition goes up as state funding goes down.

The economics of higher education is increasing the gap between rich and poor.

Just how serious was the leak that the Associated Press reported on last May?

The OTB Reader Survey posted a week ago today generated a solid discussion.

Almost no one can confidently explain, let alone define, the specifics of the 501(c)4 designation.

What is the appropriate response to someone who’s acting like a jerk?

My latest for The National Interest, “Kenneth Waltz’s Crucial Logic,” has posted.

The French economy has drifted into recession for the second time in four years.

Google is taking PayPal and Bitcoin on head on. They’re likely to win.

Popular Science is keeping the recent surge of stories on electric vehicles going with “8 Things You Should Know About Electric Cars.”

President Obama faces some perilous times ahead now that his Administration is under fire.

A generation of kids with massive student loans and no prospects is bad news for the status quo.

The under-35 set are buying cars at a lower rate than they used to.

What happened at the IRS looks a lot more like deliberate political bias than simple incompetence.

A government panel is recommending that the BAC limit for drunk driving be lowered nearly 40%.

A starting point for two important stories.

Will drivers really be okay with Google tracking everywhere they go in their self-driving car?

Shockingly, there are high calorie items on the menu at Jared’s favorite sandwich shop.

Critics are assailing Disney for turning “Brave” protagonist Merida into just another princess.

We’re actually not speculating about who might be running any more than we used to.

Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield performs David Bowie’s classic “Space Oddity” from outer space.

We rely on death certificates for epidemiology studies. But they’re incredibly unreliable.

Recent comments from an FDA official raise the prospect that the agency is considering minor’s access to caffeinated beverages.

Partisan targeting by the IRS should not be permitted to stand.

Keynes and uncertainty about the the future: about childlessness or philosophical assumptions?