Outside the Beltway

The Afghanistan War is officially eleven years old today.

Expectations are high for Paul Ryan heading in to Thursday’s Vice-Presidential debate. That’s not necessarily a good thing.

Mitt Romney has gotten a bump in the polls from Wednesday debate, but it’s still too early to say if it means anything.

While the conspiracy theory is nuts, there are legitimate reasons to be skeptical of some elements of September’s Jobs Report.

There is nothing wrong with healthy skepticism (which is different than outright denialism).

Another legal victory for the Obama campaign in Ohio.

So, apparently there’s a shortage of the goop that turns coffee into a $4 pumpkin-flavored milkshake. And grown ass men are upset about it.

Within minutes after today’s Jobs Report was released, the conspiracy theorists began to come forward.

Too little, too late?

September’s BLS Report will likely be significant but, behind the numbers, things don’t look all that great.

Afghanistan was a much different place half a century ago.

Before last night, Romney was toast and Republicans were demoralized; now, there’s a glimmer of hope.

Turkey’s military has attacked Syria several times since Syrian forces shelled a Turkish village.

Mitt Romney won the debate last night, but it’s not at all clear that this will matter at all.

Iran’s currency has collapsed and there are riot police in the streets of Teheran. It appears the sanctions may just be working after all.

22 years ago today, I was battalion duty officer for the 1/27 Field Artillery in Babenhausen in what, a few hours earlier, was West Germany.

Seriously, how did this guy ever get elected to Congress?

When Jerry Seinfeld writes a letter to the editor, the editor publishes the letter. Really.

A five year old “shocking” video of President Obama speaking to a group of African-American ministers proves to be not very shocking at all.

For no apparent reason, the presidential race is tightening ahead of tonight’s first debate, according to two reputable national polls.

Some of the NFL’s heftier players do not appreciate the new form-fitting jerseys introduced this season.

A new study looks at the reasons why people are so belligerent in their online communications.

Ten years ago starting today, John Allen Mohammed and Lee Boyd Malvo began a crime spree that kept the D.C. area on a knife’s edge for three long weeks.

Slowly but surely, we’re giving up on Afghanistan.