Outside the Beltway

It’s been a bad week for Donald Trump, something he can ill-afford with less than 100 days left until Election Day.

A decision from Mexico’s Supreme Court has opened the door to legalization of marijuana south of the border, but it’s likely to proceed much slower than in the United States or Canada.

Pope Francis’s new encyclical isn’t exactly being received positively by American conservatives, because they seem to be missing the point.

Thanks largely to a series of court decisions, same-sex marriage is effectively legal in all of Mexico.

Vaccination has eliminated a disease that used to be a serious threat from the Americas.

The Obama Administration took some fire yesterday for recent Ambassadorial Appointments, but the President’s record has been consistent with those of his recent predecessors.

After success in Scotland, it may be time to consider allowing at least some teenagers to vote.

Everyone knows that Israel has had nuclear weapons for decades. Don’t tell anyone—it’s a secret.

My latest for The Hill, “America Comes to Soccer,” has posted.

There’s little evidence for the conservative contention that the President has damaged America’s position in the world.

Apparently, there is an off ramp on the Appalachian Trail

President Obama is rewarding unqualified hacks who raised huge sums for his campaign with ambassadorships.

In case you needed a further reason to dismiss Jerome Corsi (and some general thoughts on what Corsi represents).

Not surprisingly, Time’s editors chose Pope Francis as Person Of The Year. However, Edward Snowden arguably would have been the better choice.

We spend more per capita than any other country in the world and yet we are outperformed on a key metric, life expectancy, by a large number of countries

Would you trust the men and women in this building?

Military coups used to be far more common than they are today.

Absent DOMA, the Full Faith and Credit Clause would seem to make gay marriage legal across the land.

The same story yet again.

“Mark Sanford walked out on us, violated our trust … maybe Mark Sanford should just keep walking.”

Because sometimes poorly contructed observations can set a fellow to writing.

The American people no longer seem to care if their political leaders are divorced.

Providing a little context for Pope Francis’ background+Erick Erickson needs to learn a little history.

Habemus Papam

The notion that guns prevent tyranny is based on fantasy and movies, not reality.

Two words spoken by a Romney aide have led to a ridiculous firestorm on the right, while the rest of their comments are being ignored.