Outside the Beltway

Will a couple closed lanes on the George Washington Bridge end up being a problem for New Jersey’s Chris Christie going forward?

“Reality” TV star says something dumb about gay people, gets suspended, usual pointless outrage ensues.

The Fox News Channel created “War On Christmas” officially entered the absurd zone last week.

Legislation to ban discrimination in employment against gays and lesbians is set to make major gains in the Senate.

:Like his predecessors, President Obama’s speech last night exaggerated the threat that Syria poses in order to sell his plan to American voters.

A throwaway comment by John Kerry in London has led to some interesting diplomatic developments.

We’ve still got a long way to go.

Michael Kinsley contends “Being against marriage equality doesn’t make you a monster.”

Ross Douthat bemoans the evolution of American cultural norms over the past fifteen years.

When it comes to same-sex marriage, the GOP finds itself on the horns of a dilemma.

Habemus Papam

How he went from Juicebox Mafia member to the most important young journalist in DC.

Pretending like the Bush administration never happened is a problem for the GOP.

The world’s most prolific blogger is leaving corporate media and opening the tip jar.

The Survivor – Ohio Edition OTB Caption Contest^TM is now over.

Making note of some of the predictions and such as we approach November 6th.

Equating opposition to the President with racism is absurd.

Mitt Romney won the debate last night, but it’s not at all clear that this will matter at all.

Not surprisingly, television and reality don’t really coincide.

The biggest surprise of the Presidential race to date is the fact that Mitt Romney has lost the edge he once had on economic issues.

Ronald Reagan was leading Jimmy Carter long before the two men met in Cleveland on October 28th, 1980.

The President and his supporters say that Congressional Republicans will temper their rhetoric in a second Obama term. Don’t count on it.

Some surprising findings about how America’s undergraduates are paying for their education.

Under German law, this ceremony, which Jews believe dates from the time of Abraham, is now illegal.

Sometimes, we just ought to accept the fact that people have disagreements when it comes to hot-button social issues.

The campaign silly season took a trip across the pond.

Andrew Sullivan believes Sally Ride “had a chance to expand people’s horizons and young lesbians’ hope and self-esteem, and she chose not to.”

A new report on Mitt Romney’s tenure at Bain Capital seems to be much ado about nothing.

Would faith survive the discovery that the central premise of the Bible is a lie?

We’ve reached the point where public figures coming out of the closet is barely news anymore, and that’s a good thing.