Outside the Beltway

Obama is visiting Brazil and Chile while American fighting men join the coalition against Libya.

Another survey shows that Americans don’t know much about their own history, but does it really matter?

The last chapter of nonfiction books is almost always lousy. Here’s why.

Is Libya a war? Hell yes, Libya is a war.

The uneasy coalition that coalesced around action in Libya will be strained by decisions to come.

Egyptian voters have approved amendments to Egypt’s constitution.

So much for not getting invaded…

How many Americans are really even paying attention to the actions in Libya?

There must be a predisposition against war and we should only engage in just wars.

U.S. officials are making clear that the current mission in Libya may not lead to the end of Muammar Gaddafi’s rule. If that’s the case, then why are we there in the first place?

There are many opportunities to go to war. Here’s a guide for choosing between them.

This letter from legendary music journalist Lester Bangs is making the rounds

Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum is the latest Republican to reject the idea that America is a secular nation.

If you believe Minnesota Vikings’ Running Back Adrian Peterson, the NFL is a modern-day plantation and he’s a slave.

Experts say the phone call is a relic of the past.

Republican budget cuts to this point have been less than serious.

So far, the Republican House’s effort to cut back Federal spending isn’t very impressive.

It looks like things are underway in Libya, with French President Nicholas Sarkozy confirming that French jets are already in the air above Libya.

What are the limits of Resolution 1973? Are there any?

Lawyers in US court case spent ten pages of transcript arguing what a photocopier is. “Do you have machines where I can put in a paper document, push a button or two, and out will come copies of that paper document, also on paper?”

Shailagh Murray becomes the latest reporter to join the Obama White House.

Warren Christopher, Bill Clinton’s first Secretary of State, has died at 85.

Evolution is falsifiable and biology is a science. Economics might be.

Earth’s moon will seem bigger Saturday night than it has since 1993. It’ll still be the same size as usual, however.

Apparently, being named after the sitting president wasn’t enough to keep Ashbury Park, New Jersey’s Barack H. Obama Elementary School open.

Simplest possible NCAA Tournament bracket