Outside the Beltway

A third of Americans under the age of 30 doubt the existence of God, compared to 14 percent 25 years ago.

The old have most of the money and power in our society, a trend that is accelerating.

Last night’s State Of The Union Address contained another unfortunate example of the prevalence of militaristic rhetoric in domestic politics.

Increasing taxes on the rich may be a fiscal policy worth talking about, but it won’t make the poor richer.

In five days, Rick Perry has gone from calling Social Security a “monstrous lie” to saying we need to have a conversation about fixing it.

Whether it’s a “Ponzi Scheme” or not, Social Security has serious systemic problems that must be addressed.

Rick Perry placed his cowboy boots firmly on the third rail of American politics.

Rubio may be wowing conservatives audience, but is his rhetoric grounded in reality?

How did we survive without all the molly-codding kids today get?

Don’t worry be happy!

We need to stop talking as if the Medicare debate is a question of the Ryan Plan v. the Status Quo.

Demographic information about TV viewers is worthless to advertisers.

We can’t rely on private companies, the stock market, or the taxpayers to maintain our lifestyle in our golden years.

Ezra Klein dubs the Federal government “an insurance conglomerate protected by a large, standing army.”

Gallup’s final pre-election poll gives Republicans a 15 point advantage over Democrats, compared to only 5 points in 1994.

The earnings gap between those with and without a college education continues to grow. But this masks other realities.

Attempts to capture the speech patterns of the American South in written dialogue should be approached with extreme caution.

Americans who earn a lot of money disproportionately live in a tiny number of states and are married to other high-earners.

No, the discipline isn’t having a George Constanza situation. Rather, a job market that has been dismal for decades has gotten worse.