Outside the Beltway

Another late football great has been diagnosed with a brain disease directly connected to the game they played.

President Obama’s final State Of The Union Address was largely a recognition of the fact that his time on the world stage is quickly coming to an end.

David Bowie has passed away at the age of 69 after a long battle with cancer.

For an Oval Office address delivered on a Sunday night, President Obama’s speech last night sounded more like a statement read from the podium in the press room.

Disturbing reports over the weekend that American leaders may not be getting the kind of unbiased intelligence analysis about ISIS that they need to make decisions.

A decision from Mexico’s Supreme Court has opened the door to legalization of marijuana south of the border, but it’s likely to proceed much slower than in the United States or Canada.

A man with one of the more unique political and personal resumes in recent memory has passed away.

Semantics aside, Carson has a clear relationship with a company whose products are nothing but junk science.

To the surprise of nobody who was actually paying attention to political reality, Vice-President Biden announced today that he will not be a candidate for President.

California Governor Jerry Brown has signed a bill legalizing physician-assisted suicide, making California the fifth state to legalize the practice and possibly giving real political momentum to the Right To Die movement.

California’s legislature has approved a bill that would legalize physician assisted suicide in the nation’s largest state.

Vice-President Biden dropped another hint that suggests he might not be up to running for President.

In a speech in Florida, Joe Biden spoke about his possible run for the White House, and gave a very big hint that he’s leaning toward staying out of the race.

Reports are saying that Joe Biden is taking another look at running for the Democratic nomination for President. But would he really do it?

With just over a week to go, Republican candidates for President are fighting for the movement in the polls that could get them in to the August 6th debate.

There’s another round of reports about Joe Biden running for President, but I wouldn’t put much stock them.

Kenny “The Snake” Stabler, legendary Alabama Crimson Tide and Oakland Raiders quarterback, has died of cancer at the age of 69.

If you’re under 21 in Hawaii, you’re still technically an adult but you can’t buy tobacco.

A new poll shows that Americans have moved to the left on a wide variety of social issues.

Beau Biden, the former attorney general of Delaware and son of Vice President Joe Biden, has died of brain cancer at the age of 46.

A new poll shows that nearly seven in ten Americans believe that people who are terminally ill should be allowed to end their lives with the help of a doctor.

The first of what is likely to be many defamation suits related to Rolling Stone’s discredited campus rape story has been filed.

And some thoughts on how a small number of voters can influence major office-holder behavior.

It’s complicated. And probably not a scandal.

The Supreme Court declined to hear the appeal of three students disciplined for wearing American flag shirts on Cinco de Mayo

The intrepid foreign correspondent and editor Arnaud de Borchgrave has died, aged 88, of cancer.

The Food & Drug Administration’s new regulations requiring calorie and other information on menus in restaurants and elsewhere won’t work, could limit consumer choice, and may not be Constitutional.

For better or worse, Marion Barry was a fixture in D.C. politics for much of the 40 year period of home rule that began in 1975.

A Presidential candidate’s health and fitness for office are legitimate issues. When it comes to bringing up Hillary Clinton’s age in the context of 2016,, though, Republicans need to proceed with caution.

Freedom of choice.

Just over one year ago, Virginia State Senator Creigh Deeds was attacked by his son, revealing problems with our mental health system that have yet to be adequately addressed.

A 29 year old woman will end her life in less than a month. That should be her choice.

The Affordable Care Act is playing almost no role in the midterm elections.

Some people on the left are still trying to convince Ruth Bader Ginsburg that she needs to just step out on the ice floe already.

One of Washington’s giants has passed away.