Outside the Beltway

Some of the Harvard students accused of cheating are speaking out, and making allegations of their own.

General Martin Dempsey, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, sent a message to Israel last week.

The Obama campaign clearly does not want Americans to consider whether they are better off now than they were four years ago.

So far, there’s very little movement in the polls for Governor Romney.

“Growing up in California, it was illegal for Asians to marry whites. How times have changed. I married a white DUDE.”

A rather egregious case of misplaced priorities in Texas.

In a radio interview last week, Paul Ryan claimed to have run a sub-3 hour marathon. He did no such thing.

A new IAEA report may make an Israeli strike on Iran in the near future more likely than it has ever been.

My latest for The Atlantic, “Stop Feeling Sorry for American Veterans, has posted.

Mitt Romney left one crucial piece out of his speech last night.

Not surprisingly, Romney campaigns staffers don’t seem to want to take responsibility for Clint Eastwood’s performance last night.

A clear victory for the Obama campaign in an Ohio Court, but will it stand on appeal?

The GOP (and our politics in general) will not be healed until there is an honest assessment of what government is (and is not).

Harvard has announced the discovery of what one official calls an “unprecedented” cheating scandal.

I give it a C+/B- (adequate, passing, nothing exceptional).

Mitt Romney’s speech last night was the best he’s ever given, but it’s impact may have been undercut but several odd production decisions that preceded it.

After three days of buildup to a “mystery speaker,” the closing night of the Republican convention featured a rambling performance by Clint Eastwood and an empty chair.

The real story of Bain Capital is impressive. Mitt Romney chose instead to present an origin story that’s utter horseshit.

The GOP claims to be a party that favors limited government, but its foreign policy positions reveal this to be little more than a lie.

Over two days of speakers, not a single Republican has mentioned the Tea Party.

A legal setback for the Texas Voter ID law, but not much of a political setback for Voter ID laws in general.

Paul Ryan did what he needed to do last night, but in the long run his speech will be lost to history.

Tonight’s convention speech is the most important speech Mitt Romney has ever given.

Condoleeza Rice’s first trip onto the political stage was very successful last night. Where will she go from here?

Lindsey Graham: “We’re not generating enough angry white guys to stay in business for the long term.”

Seniors face a variety of economy-based difficulties–but let’s criticizes the media!

Once again, a Presidential election could be decided by the Buckeye State.

Chamake Mauriene reveals America’s secret to world domination in Pravda.

Paul Ryan pointed to a shuttered GM plant in his hometown as proof of Obama’s failed policies. The truth will make your head hurt.