Outside the Beltway

The Pentagon has released the name of the US Army National Guard major murdered in an Afghan ministry this weekend.

Rick Santorum’s views on the role of religion in public life are built on lies about American history.

2012 may be the last chance for the current Republican Party to win the White House.

Rick Santorum is at the front of a brigade that wants to re-fight the sexual revolution. They’ll lose.

The latest round of protests in Afghanistan prove yet again that it’s time for us to leave.

There’s an entire industry that profits from exploiting political controversy and division. Why do we let them get away with it?

A man who has three degrees from three public universities considers the President of the United States a “snob.”

An important vindication of the right against self-incrimination.

Reading journal articles, so you don’t have to.

David Brooks points out that, despite the mythology of America as a land of rugged individuals and Europe as a socialist experiment gone wrong, the amount of social welfare spending is roughly the same.

Santorum and stewardship of the Earth.

A study of religiosity and young adults found that those who attend college are actually less likely to experience religious decline than those who do not attend college.

Mitt Romney’s campaign gives us a lesson in how not to stage a “major” economic speech.

Another Federal Court rules in favor of marriage equality, and the biggest news is how unsurprising the outcome of the case is.

Why should lying about having served in combat or been awarded a medal for valor should be legally different from lying about athletic prowess in high school, the number of sexual partners you’ve had, or the size of one’s sex organs?

The Associated Press has rolled out a slightly new logo for the first time since the Reagan Administration.

Rick Santorum would do well to listen to the words of the last Catholic to be President of the United States.

In order to succeed on the right today, you have to do more than just say the President is wrong. You have to say that he’s evil.

This is one of the most draw-droppingly stupid 29 seconds I have experienced in some time.

Last night’s debate may have been the last one. It was also the least informative.