Outside the Beltway

We’ve reached a turning point in the debate over same-sex marriage.

The Republican candidates of 2012 are so weak because of GOP losses in 2004 and 2006 Senate and gubernatorial races.

Jon Huntsman made his first stop in New Hampshire as he explores a presidential bid. So far, so good.

Willie Nelson is torn between Gary Johnson and Dennis Kucinich.

A judge granted Dominique Strauss-Kahn bail on Thursday, allowing the former managing director of the International Monetary Fund to be freed from Rikers Island to stay in a Manhattan apartment while his sexual assault case is pending.

Wall Street says raise the debt ceiling. The Tea Party says no. What will the GOP do?

Once again, an American President thinks he can bring peace to the Middle East.

Part of a speech that Mitch Daniels made in 2009 is setting off a firestorm among some conservative bloggers.

Newt is looking a bit toasty to me (not that that is a surprising position to take).

A loud woman who was yapping loudly for hours on an AmTrak quiet car has been arrested after getting belligerent.

Bowing to the inevitable, Dominique Strauss-Kahn resigned overnight as head of the IMF amidst high-level calls for his ouster in wake of a rape scandal.

Once again, Congressional abdication has led to an Executive Branch power grab.

With the 2012 GOP field looking very underwhelming, GOP insiders are looking toward Indianapolis for a savior.

Has technology robbed us of more than it’s given in return?

Rand Paul has borrowed a bad idea from the 2008 Presidential campaign.

Stein’s elitism actually obscured a very sound point hinted at in the title: “Presumed Innocent, Anyone?”

Mike Wirth, in conjunction with Suzanne Cooper-Guasco, contributes this elaborate flowchart of the American legislative process titled “How Our Laws Are Made.”

Ben Stein seems to have been out to lunch when he wrote his column about Dominique Strauss-Kahn

The “debt ceiling” is phony, contrived, and needs to be eliminated.

When one realizes that Trump is basically a brand, rather than anything else, his PR foray into politics makes more sense.

Senate fails to revoke tax cuts for big oil.

Drinking large amounts of coffee may ward off prostate cancer.

All signs are that Michele Bachmann is running for president. What impact will she have on the race?

Go The Fuck to Sleep, the children’s book aimed at parents, has become an Internet sensation and reached #1 on Amazon well before its release owing to a leaked copy.