Outside the Beltway

The U.S. seems to be on the verge of changing war strategies in Libya, even as it becomes clear that these rebels aren’t necessarily our friends.

The President’s winter polling bounce is gone, and he’s looking vulnerable again.

In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court has told prosecutors that they can get away with withholding evidence that clears an innocent defendant and never have to face the consequences of their action. That is an outrage.

A new study finds that the robust growth of the financial sector in the United States in recent decades has come at the expense of entrepreneurship.

Presenting photo identification is not an onerous requirement for voting. But there’s next to zero evidence that fraud is a problem.

Nor, it would seem, are really tired clichés.

The “Obama Doctrine,” such as it is, seems to boil down to moral self-certainty combined with a glaring ignorance of reality. That’s a dangerous combination.

Amnesty International is drawing attention to capital punishment in the United States, with bad math and a credulous media on its side.

Dan Drezner: President Obama should give a speech that “clearly prioritizes American interests and values. Because unless the president defines his grand strategy, pundits will be more than happy to define it — badly — for him.”

One week in to Operation Odyssey Down, public opinion is, to put it as nicely as possibly, ambivalent.

As allied involvement in Libya’s civil war increases, there are signs that the rebels may not be able to close the deal.

Politico’s Matt Wuerker illustrates the funding disparity between the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Institute of Peace.

A photo suggesting oral sex on the cover of a student newspaper has generated controversy.

Customers at a Radio Shack in Montana have an opportunity to get a free gun if they switch to Dish Network.

Ten days after sending American forces into kinetic military action in Libya, President Obama addressed the nation to explain “what we’ve done, what we plan to do, and why this matters to us.”

Obama Captain America parody: I’m not punching you Gaddafi I’m having a limited humanitarian intervention with your face.

Donald Trump, who may or may not be running for President, is continuing his strange obsession with the birther myth, and reminding Republicans that two years of silence in the face of lunacy may come back to bite them.

A handful of young male bloggers have launched themselves to the head of the line, leapfrogging those who’ve spent years playing the game by the old rules.juice

Xavier Alvarez lied about having been awarded the Medal Of Honor. Should that be a crime? The Ninth Circuit Court Of Appeals says no, and they’re right.

Quite improbably, Mike Huckabee seems to be positioned at the top of the GOP field right now. The only question is whether he really wants to run for President again.

Vice President Joe Biden’s team forced a reporter to wait in a tiny closet in order to cover the vice president’s remarks at a fundraiser.

The Japanese government has announced that the Fukushima Reactor suffered a partial meltdown.