Outside the Beltway

Was the GOP’s maneuver legit? And what’s next?

We’ve been hearing about peak oil for years. But now some experts are warning of an even more serious crisis: Peak coffee.

We’re heading towards a future of higher food prices and more hunger.

The Dalai Lama will give up his political role in the Tibetan government-in-exile and shift that power to an elected representative.

Wisconsin Republicans stripped state employees of collective bargaining rights without the Democratic senators who fled the state to prevent a quorum.

Gmail has introduced another feature to help people deal with inbox overload: Smart Labels.

Salmon Khan argues that students should watch videos at night and practice during the day.

Illinois became the 16th state to abolish capital punishment today. That’s far too few.

Paul Krugman admits that he doesn’t bother to read conservative commentary. Should he?

The legendary columnist David Broder has died.

While there are doubtless flaws with the journalistic values and culture of the New Media, we too often contrast today with a Golden Age of Media that never existed.

Yes, bureaucracies can be annoying, but they are also vital for modern society.

All of the plausible Republican contenders for 2012 have significant downsides.

An op-ed by a Hao Leifeng in China’s Global Times argues that “Actor Charlie Sheen is a classic example of the difference in Western and Eastern values and norms.”

Marizela Perez, Michelle Malkin’s cousin, remains missing. She was last seen in Seattle’s University District Saturday afternoon.

Scientists have discovered that the Internet could be a useful collaborate tool.

William Easterly identifies the concept of the negative highway, inconvenient connections between Interstate highways seemingly created for the sole purpose of enticing people to shop at local businesses.

Establishing a no-fly zone in Libya won’t stop the Civil War, and it’s likely to draw the United States further into a conflict that it needs to stay out of.

It’s institutions of government – not its size – that matter when it comes to how good a job the government does.

The top ranks of the military are whiter and decidedly more male than the country as a whole. Should that change?

Would you like President Obama to speak at your graduation? You’re the only one.

Charlie Sheen was the highest paid sitcom actor on the planet. Until a few minutes ago:

In just over a decade, America has gone from a bipartisan consensus that torture and brutality are bad to a bipartisan consensus that they’re necessary.

The funny thing is that the quorum-busting in WI is more like a filibuster ought to be: a true delaying tactic that eventually has to give way to a democratic outcome.

As gas and oil prices rise, the pressure is increasing to tap into the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. It’s a dumb idea.

The lines between our public and professional identities and our private and social ones continue to blur.

The Democrats appear ready to come home (or, as per the update, maybe not).