Outside the Beltway

Looking back at the Electoral College results of the modern era–and ahead to November.

Vehement disagreement with the policy views of a country and prejudice based on immutable traits are not the same.

Facing his own Tea Party challenge, Richard Lugar reminds Republicans of an uncomfortable truth.

Becoming a Member of Congress can be a very lucrative career.

Ron Paul is rising in Iowa, which means he will soon face the scrutiny he’s avoided so far.

Newt Gingirch ups the ante in his rhetorical assault on judicial independence.

Newt Gingrich last night declared that he would abolish the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.

No, some mythical candidate will not swoop in and save the day for the Republican Party.

Can we credibly blame the CRA, Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac, and the like for the mortgage crisis?

The calendar favors waiting out the occupiers, not confronting them.

Further, there was another example of police violence at UCD earlier this week.

After all, securing the border is easy and the forces driving cross-border illicit activities can be curtailed with enough force and security.

More revelations regarding the relationship between Solyndra and the Obama White House.

A three-way tie?

Details are still sketchy but two men are dead in separate shootings at Occupy Oakland (California) and Occupy Burlington (Vermont).

Despite the seeming odds against him, the Electoral College map is very favorable for President Obama.

Are America’s political parties become irrelevant?

As the season changes, the Occupy Wall Street movement seems destined to peter out.

If Republicans keep looking for the next Ronald Reagan, they’re going to be disappointed for many reasons.

Yes, again with the EC.

Many of the Republican candidates for President advocate ideas that would restrict the power of the Federal Judiciary.

As of now, there’s no reason to believe that Mitt Romney won’t be the Republican nominee in 2012.

Dwayne Kennedy will spend 5 more years in prison for using a cell phone to call his family to tell them he’d been paroled.

Have Republicans been co-opted by the Big Government they claim to hate?

The Supreme Court will have another interesting First Amendment case on its docket this Term.

Foie gras will soon be illegal in California, so some are indulging as much as possible now.

Obama’s Justice Department continues its crackdown on medical marijuana, despite campaign promises to the contrary.

California’s Governor has vetoed a bill that would have reversed a very misguided decision by that state’s Supreme Court.

Even if the Senate operated under wholly majority rules, it would not be the House.

Listing affiliation with gay activist groups hinders one’s chances of landing a job interview.

Parents are being arrested for sending their children to public schools outside their district.

Another entry in the ongoing follies of US border and immigration policy.

Despite all the negatives going against him, Mitt Romney may yet be the inevitable Republican nominee.

Economists are beginning to wonder if this very slow economic recovery isn’t permanently altering the landscape.

Rick Perry has stumbled out of the gate, but he’ll be in this race for the long haul

Another round of rumors is out claiming that Chris Christie is thinking about running for President.