Outside the Beltway

An unsurprising decision on the Defense of Marriage.

A new book about the President details his marijuana use in High School and at Occidental College.

Illinois wants to solve its Medicaid problem by hoping its citizens smoke more cigarettes.

The Obama campaign’s focus on Mitt Romney’s years at Bain Capital don’t seem to be working.

The City of Detroit appears ready to abandon vast sections of itself to the metaphorical jungle.

Is President Obama’s announcement on same-sex marriage helping to create a change in opinion on the issue among African-Americans?

It was supposed to be the return of the heady days of the great Tech Industry IPOs. But, things didn’t quite go as planned.

Innocent people have gone to jail, and some of them are still sitting there.

The private office is quickly becoming a relic, despite the loss of morale and productivity that comes from open floorplans.

Private college degree mills have come under intense scrutiny. But many public institutions have similar statistics.

Republican politicians have largely avoided the topic of same-sex marriage since President Obama’s announcement. Why?

White babies now constitute slightly less than half of American births.

A new poll finds that adding Chris Christie to the ticket would fail to deliver New Jersey to the Republicans.

Recall elections in a hyper-partisan atmosphere are not a good thing.

The White House is playing a game that few people are buying.

The Libertarian Party has chosen another former Republican politician as their Presidential nominee.

What’s worse: Leon Panetta spending $860,000 in taxpayer money flying home? Or the GSA spending $823,000 on a conference?

It would be nice if people in power would be a bit more introspective and thoughtful.

A Federal Court rejects an effort to significantly expand the application of a law designed to target computer hacking.

A crack in the orthodoxy?

The race is over, Rick Santorum just won’t admit it.

We’re literally choosing locking up drug offenders over investing in our children.

The GOP seems to be backing away from a position on same-sex marriage that was a prominent part of its message only a short time ago.

Rick Santorum won Louisiana last night, but he’s still going to lose the race for the nomination.

Mitt Romney won big in Illinois last night, and moved a big step closer to wrapping this race up.

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

Seven of the top ten and fifteen of the top twenty universities on the planet are American.

Republicans continue to harp on the fact that the President uses a TelePrompter.

The race will go on after Super Tuesday, but the outcome seems ineviable

Movie theater snacks are expensive. This is not cause for a lawsuit.

A new poll shows just how badly the GOP is doing among Hispanic voters.

Rick Santorum wants to nullify nearly 200,000 marriages.

Another Federal Court rules in favor of marriage equality, and the biggest news is how unsurprising the outcome of the case is.

When it comes to same-sex marriage, the right is fighting a losing battle.

China’s government may be more “efficient,” but it’s hardly a model for the rest of the world.

The issue of contraception coverage and religious charities is not a new one, despite the way it may sound.