Outside the Beltway

NATO is still seen as essential by 62 percent of both EU and U.S. respondents, demonstrating that the transatlantic military bond is still, despite a rough decade, firmly entrenched in American and European views of the world.

Of the institutions designed by the Framers, the electoral college is the one that deserves the least amount of defense if one’s defense is predicated on assumptions of the genius of said framers.

Last week’s opinions from the Fourth Circuit provide an avenue for the Supreme Court to avoid an early ruling on the individual mandate.

Why even have an electoral college?

Allocating Electoral Votes by Congressional District is an idea whose time has come.

Republicans have a plan to wrest half of the Keystone State’s electors from Obama.

The Obama campaign’s new “Attackwatch” site is the latest Outrage Of The Day

College towns and lily white enclaves top the list of best educated cities.

Despite previous denials, the White House did in fact intervene in the approval process for a loan to Solyndra.

The President’s jobs push isn’t doing much to help his job approval numbers so far.

A new poll shows that Americans are starting to look East.

Is there a trade-off in being polite?

Businessman Bob Turner (R) defeated state Assemblyman David Weprin (D) in the special election for the House seat held by former New York Rep. Anthony Weiner (D). State Sen. Mark Amodei (R) beat state Treasurer Kate Marshall (D) in a special election for the House seat left open by Sen. Dean Heller (R), who was appointed to replace Sen. John Ensign (R).

A record 46 million Americans are living in poverty.

While most of the Nike “pro combat” uniforms that college teams have worn over the last few years have been garish one-offs never seen again after their debut game, their revamp of the Navy unies is actually an upgrade

The Hoover Institution’s Henry I. Miller, MD takes to National Review to take on the subject of “Gardasil and the GOP.”

Shocking news, I know.

The US ambassador to Afghanistan said so in a recent interview, and it’s a stunning statistic if true. But it’s probably not.

In its upcoming term, the Supreme Court will examine the question whether police can track people via GPS without first obtaining a warrant.

The last two GOP debates have featured cheers from the crowd and responses from candidates that ought to be considered problematic.

What we think the ideal society looks like depends a lot on what kind of society we live in.

It’s not a given that we’ll have a massive recovery during the next presidential term but it’s a pretty decent bet. And the party in power will get too much credit for it if it happens.

Ezra Klein argues that there aren’t many jobs for which Hill experience is an asset.

Jim Geraghty wins with “Last Night, Perry Couldn’t Inoculate Himself From Attacks.”

Oz provides an excuse for some comparative politics.

The Texas Governor was taking it from all sides at last night’s Tea Party Debate.

Governor Jan Brewer says Arizona will hold its primary February 28, per state law. This violates Republican primary rules and will almost certainly set off a chain reaction.

Support for interracial marriage is now almost universal across America.

The “how to pay for it” part of the President’s jobs plan seems destined to be rejected by the GOP. Which may be exactly what the President wants.

Four American soldiers are now on the ground in Libya. Reports have them wearing boots.

With the economy at the forefront of the public’s mind, the GOP needs to be careful in its response to President Obama’s new jobs bill.