Outside the Beltway

Why is Romney bragging on education policies a Democrat would love?

President Obama was the pretty clear winner on substance. But Romney may well have done enough.

Does it make sense to divide the Presidential debates between “domestic policy” and “foreign policy?” Yes, and no.

President Obama had some prominent liberal journalists over for coffee.

The candidate’s meet for one last time tonight to talk about some of the most important issues in the world.

The Pentagon considers those killed by Nidal Hassan at Fort Hood three years ago victims of workplace violence, not terrorism.

A recent poll has Obama and Romney tied among women. Another gives Obama a 33 point edge.

Younger voters are starting to become as cynical as the rest of us.

No, the electoral college does not encourage the candidates to pay special attention to the small states.

With sixteen days to go, the race for President is tied.

Newspaper endorsements are getting a lot of attention in the closing days of the campaign, but do they really matter?

All eyes on Northern Virginia.

National numbers can overstate regional preferences.

We could be headed for another extremely close election where the Electoral Vote and the Popular Vote disagree with each other.

Hillary Clinton doesn’t have much sympathy for her former aide’s inability to “have it all.”

Another loss in the Federal Courts for the Defense Of Marriage Act.

Some interesting movement in early post-debate polling.

Newsweek is joining US News in getting out of the printed magazine business, leaving Time as the last old American newsweekly standing.

John Sides argues that, contrary to popular conception, undecided voters are neither morons nor non-partisan.

A Bangladeshi man was arrested yesterday in New York for an apparent plot to bomb Federal Buildings. The entire plot was an FBI sting operation.

American politicians are using China as a scapegoat for America’s problems.

Increasingly, the right of people to speak is being sacrificed in the name of “tolerance” and “security.”

President Obama is keeping the conflict in Syria at arms length. That’s a good idea.

What’s the truth about last night’s debate exchange about Libya?

Yes, government does create jobs.