Outside the Beltway

Chris Christie looks unstoppable in his bid for re-election

David Brooks has an idea that only David Brooks could love.

Since 1877, it has been illegal for unmarried Virginia couples to cohabitate. That may soon change.

Obama’s fundraising team helped raise half a million dollars for Hillary Clinton.

Katherine Applegate, long suffering spouse of frequent OTB commenter Michael Reynolds, has been awarded the Newbery Medal for the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children for The One and Only Ivan.

The Boy Scouts is strongly reconsidering its ban on gays.

A good start toward solving a long standing problem.

Greg Jaffe has an outstanding feature titled “In one Army family, women in combat evokes two different perspectives.”

The GOP seems to be drawing all the wrong lessons from the 2012 elections.

A potentially significant ruling on Separation Of Powers.

Two-term Georgia Senator Saxby Chambliss will not seek re-election in 2014.

Some proposed reforms just need to be ignored.

Republicans continue to fight over their party’s future.

Once again, the filibuster survives. Nobody should be surprised.

Despite some tough questions, Congressional Republicans didn’t land a glove on Secretary of State Clinton.

Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta ordered a lifting of the ban on women in ground combat.

Government-mandated paid sick leave might improve both public health and the American economy.

40 years after Roe v. Wade, support for the decision is still strong, but the effort to restrict it continues apace.

Once again, Harry Reid is pursuing a far less ambitious filibuster reform package than originally threatened.

We really don’t need to be treating Inauguration Day like it’s the coronation of a new King.

Presidential honeymoons aren’t what they used to be, and President Obama’s second term honeymoon isn’t likely to last very long.