Outside the Beltway

A retiree with some rather strange views hosted a Tim Pawlenty event.

Samuel L. Jackson was the natural choice for the audio book version of Go The Fuck to Sleep.

An ex-CIA agent says that someone in the Bush White House tried to use the agency to “discredit” Iraq War critic Juan Cole.

Good riddance to Anthony Weiner. But what makes him so special?

Does Limbaugh love the Heritage Foundation because of their ideas or their check book?

Our long national nightmare is nearly over.

Michele Bachmann is not Sarah Palin.

Despite one headline to the contrary, former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger did not endorse Jon Huntsman as our next president today.

The Obama Administration tells Congress that it doesn’t need to comply with the War Powers Act because the Act does not apply to the mission in Libya.

The government in northern Sudan is engaging in military attacks against the people of Southern Kordofan.

More slow economic growth, the L-shaped recession.

Dennis Kucinich and nine other Members of Congress are suing the President. They won’t get very far.

Ousting evil dictators is harder than it looks.

The ISI appears to have shown a special interest in informants that helped the CIA find bin Laden.

Sandy Levinson suggests that there is a key lesson from the Founders that we ignore.

David Rittgers, a legal policy analyst at the Cato Institute who served three tours in Afghanistan as a special forces officer, laments the militarization of police in America.

The modern equivalent of selling ice to Eskimos.

Grover Norquist believes ending government handouts must be offset by tax cuts.

Apparently, some people haven’t gotten over Lebron James taking his talents to South Beach.

The gang at Fox Nation is amused that President Obama is blaming ATMs for high unemployment. But he’s right.

After a decade, the Army is reversing the most hideous decision in its long history.

The House GOP and the White House moved one step closer to a constitutional confrontation, but is it much ado about nothing?

Can gay soldiers now get married and receive the same federal benefits as heterosexuals?

Government is inextricably linked to the marriage business.

A very provocative decision on same-sex marriage from an unlikely source.

Don’t confuse moderation in tone with moderation in beliefs.

WaPo’s Jackson Diehl asks, “Will the GOP nominate a dove?”

What was that, a joke about shovel ready jobs not being so shovel ready. Yeah unemployment a topic ripe for great comedy.

A new study shows that college students who take late classes drink more alcohol.

Will last night’s debate have any influence on the potential candidates who weren’t there?

The debate format was the biggest loser last night, but there were a few memorable moments in New Hampshire.

My latest piece for The Atlantic, “Is the U.S.-European Relationship Really in Decline?” is posted.