Outside the Beltway

Reports of the Twinkie’s death have been exaggerated.

Guess who’s back?

A quick post on a pet peeve.

Truth. Overrated?

Are two-term Presidencies the new normal?

Less than two weeks after he lost the election, the GOP is acting as if Mitt Romney never existed.

Has Petraeus provided the basic explanation for the administration’s immediate responses to Benghazi?

Republicans need to realize that they are at a disadvantage in the upcoming negotiations regarding the Fiscal Cliff.

Thinking about scandal in a comparative historic context.

The conflict between Israel and Hamas appears to be heading in one unfortunate direction.

The death of Hostess Brands is a lesson in what is supposed to happen to failed companies in a free market.

Republican opposition to same-sex marriage is costing it yet another demographic group.

Judging by the record of the past decade and a half, movement conservatism has accomplished very little.

The GOP’s problems extend far beyond immigration.

The “makers vs takers,” “the 99 percent vs. the 1 percent,” and “53 percent vs. 47 percent” memes are getting tiresome.

People continue to spread conspiracy theories explaining the “real reason” that David Petraeus’s extra-marital affair became public.

Believing the maker/taker dichotomy.

Fareed Zakaria declares “America’s election process an international embarrassment.” He’s right.

Neither member of the Republican ticket seems to understand what really happened on Election Day.

Charlie Murphy, Eddie’s funny brother, has some interesting thoughts on racism and free speech in an interview with Esquire.

A pointillist look at the 2012 election results, which does a fairer job of illustrating where, how many, and how people voted in the election