Outside the Beltway

A Republican Congressman from Colorado who is running for the Senate has a very good idea.

Strange goings on in Ohio.

Hobby Lobby has a strong argument under RFRA but the precedent would be dangerous.

Huckabee resurgent? A new poll makes the case, but it’s far too early to say.

Developments overnight in a small but controversial issue raised by the PPACA.

Once again, a poll shows that large numbers of Americans, and most Americans, reject Evolution via Natural Selection as the explanation for humanity’s origin. How do we explain that?

There’s a potentially fatal legal argument looming out there for the PPACA.

Politics aside, the challenges to the PPACA’s birth control mandate raise important legal issues.

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a pair of cases that implicates both the First Amendment and two Federal Laws.

China’s Communist Party has announced a significant change to the nation’s infamous “One Child” policy.

A second Federal Court of Appeals in a week in two weeks has ruled the PPACA’s birth control mandate is unconstitutional.

The Employment Non-Discrimination Act passed the Senate yesterday but it’s unlikely to go much further.

President Obama has apologized for breaking his “If you like your plan, you can keep it” pledge. Does he have anything to be sorry about?

The race for Virginia Governor turned out to be much closer than many predicted, but that should not be a surprise.

Another Federal Court has declared the PPACA’s contraceptive coverage mandate to be unconstitutional.

An employer has scored a major victory in its fight against Obamacare’s contraceptive coverage mandate.

The Administration has accepted reality in its fight against a ruling that made the “morning after” pill available regardless of age.

The Supreme Court declined to accept an appeal of a case in which Indiana’s effort to defund Planned Parenthood had been blocked by a Federal Court.

The FDA has modified it’s rules on the availability of a politically controversial form of birth control.

The Iraq War did significant damage to the legacy of the Republican Party.

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has a good idea.

Ross Douthat says American women should stop being decadent and have more babies, explaining that raising children is easier than it used to be, so there’s really no excuse for women to be so selfish.

The GOP’s problems extend far beyond immigration.

Mitt Romney wasn’t a perfect candidate, but he was much better than most of the 2012 Republican field.

Ann Romney dodged questions from a reporter seeking her personal opinions on hot-button social issues. Good for her.

As its convention begins, one has to wonder what has happened to the Republican Party.

The GOP Platform will include an abortion plank that Todd Akin would love.

An important ruling on the Obama Administration’s contraceptive coverage mandate from a Judge in Colorado.

The Catholic Church has fired a legal shot across the bow of the Affordable Care Act.

Marriage has always been an evolving institution.

The Compensating For Something Edition OTB Caption Contest^TM is now over.

The American economy is so bad that people are reverse migrating to the Third World.

Republicans should have listened to Mitch Daniels, because he was right.

OTB’s comment section as a microcosm of the American political landscape.

Andrew Sullivan wants the Catholic Church to give up its hatred of homosexuals. There’s another alternative.

Weeks of bizarre talk about contraception and vaginal ultrasounds has surprisingly alienated women from the Republican Party.

The argument over contraceptive coverage mandates has not gone well for conservatives.

There will be no more GOP candidate debates. That’s not necessarily a good thing.

Not a surrender. Not even an apology. Just a tactical retreat.