Outside the Beltway

In the first entry in this series we looked at a basic question of democratic theory. In this one, we look at whether the EC ever worked as the Framers intended.

Twenty-five years after retiring as President Reagan’s Budget Director, David Stockman is back with a scathing indictment of Republican fiscal policies over the past four decades.

Former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan shared his views on extending the Bush tax cuts today on MTP.

American Conservatism has changed significantly since the days of William F. Buckley Jr. One former National Review editor says that it’s changed for the worse.

General Motors, and Barack Obama, are betting the future on a car that may be nothing more than an electric lemon.

Does anybody here know anything about slide or film scanners or 8mm conversion?

Democrats have not figured out how to use President Obama during the upcoming Mid-Term campaign, if at all.

Some number of people are staying married while living separate lives. This is, apparently, news.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi won’t say whether she thinks the war in Afghanistan is worth the increasing toll on American blood and treasure.

A number of disturbing incidents point towards increased anti-Islam hostility in the United States.

The first in a multi-part series on the Electoral College.

Everyone seems to agree that the new 1099 reporting requirements contained in the health care reform bill are a bad idea, but nobody wants to take the time to repeal them.

The Electoral College is the worst way to elect a President, except for all the others.

The United States Congress is starting to resemble a grade-school playground.

The phone call is a dying legacy of a bygone day, supplanted by less intrusive forms of communication.

California Rep. Dan Lungren was pulled over for speeding during a live radio interview.

The US standard of living is not only growing but its lead over Europe and Japan is growing.

While Congressional Democrats are being careful not to dance on Charlie Rangel’s grave, President Obama is showing no such compunction.

Portland authorities have decided, for a second time, that there isn’t enough evidence to charge Al Gore with sexual assault in a 2006 case.

The latest GDP numbers are nothing but bad news for Democrats.

The Anti-Defamation League has taken an unfortunate stand on a issue involving religious tolerance and bigotry.

Despite facing a thirteen-count ethics complaint, Charlie Rangel probably isn’t going anywhere.

Screaming at one another and treating political opponents as enemies doesn’t seem to be getting us anywhere. But is there a realistic alternative?

The link between immigration and crime rates that many immigration opponents point to simply does not exist

Some long-awaited cleanup is underway, so please excuse any wonkiness as the work gets done.

Angle is smartly focusing her commercials on the economy, and it is helping her numbers.

Crist’s gamble continues to appear to have been a good one.

President Obama went on TV and said something true. What was he thinking?

A review by the Army of its alarming spike in suicides blames it on the new strain of risk-seeking recruits who join during wartime and commanders who neglect to rein them in.

The requirement that “members act at all times in a way that reflects creditably on the House” has a parallel in the UCMJ’s “conduct unbecoming” clause.

U.S. passports still aren’t perfect.

It was another bad day for Charlie Rangel, but something tells me he’s going to be just fine.

Immigration “moderate” Lindsey Graham is suddenly sounding not so moderate.

The Obama administration is refusing to enforce border security, right?

A new poll claims that the health care reform law is now supported by a majority of Americans. Don’t believe it.

Congress has (after many years of debate) narrowed the gap between sentencing for crack cocaine and powder cocaine.