Outside the Beltway

Roger Ebert lays the smack down on the Atlas Shrugged film — but not for the reasons you’d think.

Arizona’s so-called “Birther Bill” seems to violate several provisions of the Federal Constitution.

Zsa Zsa Gabor’s 67-year-old husband says he and the 94-year-old actress are seeking to have a child through a surrogate.

Another celebrity trial shines a light on our bizarre justice system.

The law of war is not fully clear when applied to modern conflicts.

Will the Ryan Plan ever be voted out of the House?

To borrow a phrase: budgeting is the science of muddling through (with an emphasis on the “muddling” far more than the “science.”

The Congressional Budget Office has come up with slightly different calculations of the savings created by the Obama-Boehner budget compromise.

Donald Trump is waiting to announce whether he’s running for president until after taping of “The Apprentice” concludes. Some thing NBC shouldn’t allow him to wait.

Is our current economic situation the result of massive government intervention? The Randians certainly think so.

President Obama’s budget speech was light on specifics, but that’s because it was really the opening salvo of the 2012 campaign.

A Huffington Post contributor who had no expectation of being paid for his contributions is suing HuffPo for $105 million.

The GOP seems to be telling President Obama that revenue increases are off the table. That’s a huge mistake.

Two new polls show that the public supports the budget deal, but has no idea what to do to solve our long term problems.

Mitt Romney forcefully said Tuesday night that he believes President Barack Obama was born in America and that “the citizenship test has been passed.”

Stephen Walt doesn’t expect Obama’s foreign policy to change along with the names on the org chart.

It took Andrew Sullivan 18 years to get his request for Permanent Resident status approved. That’s just absurd.

Donald Trump has been surging in polls of Republican voters recently, but that doesn’t mean much of anything.

Andrew Bacevich refers to Hillary Clinton, Susan Rice, and Samantha Power as “the Three Harpies.”

Ann Coulter says its time for Birthers to shut up.