Outside the Beltway

More evidence of the extent to which Members of Congress have profited from the inside information they receive.

How dominant is the Southeastern Conference? It’s won more titles in the big sports since 2005 than all other conferences combined.

Byron York reacts to a CNNMoney story titled “Government wants more people on food stamps” by snarking, “And Democrats reacted angrily when Gingrich called Obama ‘food stamp president.'”

Are the Stuxnet and Flame attacks the opening shots in a dangerous new era of secret war?

The Supreme Court left the most important part of SB1070 intact, but it faces serious challenges in the future.

Today, the Supreme Court decided that mandatory life sentences for juveniles violate the 8th Amendment.

An unsurprising decision from the Supreme Court.

The US Supreme Court has upheld the most controversial provisions of Arizona’s immigration law.

Mitt Romney continues to trail the President very badly among Latino voters. That could be a big problem in November.

It’s a wonder the Constitution gets followed at all.

One law professor suggests that we need to double the size of the Supreme Court. Is he right?

With the Supreme Court’s decision imminent, many supporters of the PPACA are starting to second guess the Obama Administration’s legal strategy.

The candidate of the Muslim Brotherhood is the next President of Egypt, but the political future of Egypt itself remains quite murky.

Congressmen are investing hundreds of millions of dollars in stock in companies over which they have oversight. And it’s perfectly legal.

Marrying Prince William gave Kate Middleton fame, fortune, and a path to being the queen of England. Also, apparently, constant humiliation.

President Fernando Lugo of Paraguay was impeached and removed from office this week.

The slow motion election continues at least one more day.

Following yesterday’s shoot-down of a Turkish F-5 by Syria has once again raised the specter of NATO action under Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty. It’s not going to happen.

Mary Cheney has married longtime partner Heather Poe.

Justice.

Voters don’t seem all that interesting in the things that the political media becomes obsessed with.

Absent something extraordinary, it’s unlikely that the GOP will lose control of the House.

David Chan has eaten at more than 6000 Chinese restaurants. He says the best are all in California and most opened in the last decade.

Gas prices are falling nationwide but that’s mostly because the economy kind of stinks.