Outside the Beltway

The GOP is playing a dangerous game with the anti-Islamic rhetoric that it seems to be courting these days.

An essay claiming that the TED talks are “the new Harvard” is gaining some traction from a lot of people who ought know better.

Judge Walker lifted the stay on his Order declaring Proposition 8 unconstitutional, but the big news may be the procedural defect that could doom any appeal.

There’s not as much conservative unity on the gay marriage issue as there used to be.

For-profit universities are defrauding their students. Indeed, it’s their business model.

Protests against mosques aren’t just limited to Manhattan. And that’s a problem.

Lenders and Borrowers seem poised to make the same mistakes that brought about the last Housing Bubble all over again.

According to health inspectors in Portland, Oregon, this little girl is potentially a threat to your health and safety.

The Republican Party is keeping relatively quiet on the Proposition 8 ruling. That’s a good idea.

The First Family can go on vacation, but politics never does.

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger says there is no governmental or public interest in continuing a ban on gay marriage. But what about the will of his constituents?

That attitudes towards gay marriage varies by state won’t surprise you. The degree to which it does just might.

November’s elections will set modern records for most Senate seats and governorships on the ballot.

Some Democrats who support ending the Bush tax cuts for high earners want to exempt their own rich constituents.

What impact will Judge Walker’s decision on Proposition 8 have on politics in 2010 and beyond ?

U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn Walker today declared California’s Proposition 8 to be unconstitutional, thus opening the latest front in the gay marriage wars.

The first in a multi-part series on the Electoral College.

The Electoral College is the worst way to elect a President, except for all the others.

California Rep. Dan Lungren was pulled over for speeding during a live radio interview.

The link between immigration and crime rates that many immigration opponents point to simply does not exist

Massachusetts will become the latest state to join the National Popular Vote movement, a compact wherein states throw their Electoral College votes to the nationwide winner once enough states agree to ensure that outcome.

The Lt. Governor of Tennessee suggested recently that religious freedom possibly shouldn’t apply to Muslims, but he’s only part of the problem.

Barbara Boxer has offended some veterans again. This time, she’s right and they’re wrong.

Daniel Schorr’s journalism career ended far too early, lasting a mere eighty-one years.

Oakland marijuana growers worry that regulation will turn their product from a niche specialty to a mass market commodity.

Nate Silver provides yet more bad news for Democrats: When screening for “likely voters,” Republican numbers look even better.

California has an initiative on the ballot this coming November to legalize marijuana. However, it’s not that easy.

In Court filings the Obama Administration is arguing that the health insurance mandate is a tax, and if they’re right the legal challenges to ObamaCare are dead.

A bizarre rant in American Spectator contains some interesting thoughts about the nature of America’s political elite.

Arnold Schwarzenegger’s approval numbers are now exactly the same as Gray Davis’ numbers in August 2003, two months before he was recalled by California voters.

The Washington DC area has the nation’s highest incomes.

Remember all those suddenly accelerating Toyotas ? Now, we’re learning the rest of the story.

There is an al Qaeda link to yesterday’s terrorist attack in Uganda.

Not only is Hezbollah taking up with the cartels, they appear to have a massive new geography-bending technology. As such, we are all doomed.

A new poll shows that Americans have some odd ideas about the Constitution, and how to change it.

San Francisco is considering banning the sale of pets in the city limits.

Republicans are looking at making some major, and interesting, changes to the primary calendar for 2012.

Parenting is hard work and kids are a giant pain. Is it worth it?

A lot of Americans don’t know that the US gained its independence from Great Britain. How can this be? Is it a liberal conspiracy?

One year ago today, Sarah Palin resigned as Governor of Alaska after only 2 1/2 years in office.

Once again, the knives are out for Michael Steele after his recent Afghanistan gaffe.

Not surprisingly, American’s partisan views on the Supreme Court are pretty much wrong.

California’s idea to have flashing ads on license plates may have some down side.

Once again, the Supreme Court affirmed today that there is no Constitutional right to receive public funds.