Outside the Beltway

Health care is eating up 10 percent of the Pentagon’s budget and rising fast.

Washington has become the first state in decades to privatize its state-run liquor stores. They’ve coupled this with onerous fees on private distributors.

Another sign this morning that the economic has been slowing, and may be contracting.

Barring an upset, Scott Walker looks likely to survive his recall election tomorrow.

In, “Squeezing out the doctor,” The Economist looks at the future of medicine and sees a declining role for physicians.

87% of those who gave at least $200 to Barack Obama in 2008 have not yet done so in 2012.

The factors influencing Russian policy in Syria are many, and some of them are quite ancient.

A spate of bad economic news foretells a shift in the campaign for President.

Mitt Romney thinks prospective Presidents should be required to have business experience.

Jeb Bush is the latest Republican to eschew GOP tax orthodoxy.

The president has come a long way from his days as a “liberal law professor who campaigned against the Iraq war.”

Vetting, media bias, and a passing swipe at the war on terror.

As societal attitudes change, what counts as an insult so bad you can sue someone over it also changes.

Should it be anyone’s business if you vote?

The United States may have slowed down Iran’s nuclear program without firing a shot–not counting the one at our own foot.

There may be only one solution to saving the Euro.

A Florida Judge has ordered George Zimmerman back to jail.

SpaceX’s Dragon has shown us what the future can look like.

Green Lantern is gay. The original Green Lantern. No, the other original Green Lantern.

The first shots have been fired in cyberspace. How will it end?

Bill Clinton is the latest Democrat to defend private equity, and Mitt Romney’s business record. It would appear this meme is on its last legs.

It’s another bad jobs report for May, and time once again to wonder how much slower this economy can get.

The official portrait of George W. Bush, the 43rd president, was unveiled at the White House yesterday. The ceremony was a rare display of political humor and grace.

The John Edwards trial is over. This should be the end of the matter.