Outside the Beltway

Another case of teenagers ‘sexting,’ another dumb overreaction by law enforcement.

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

Mitt Romney is set to make an announcement at 11 Eastern today. [UPDATE: He’s out!]

Rick Perry is sounding for all the world like a candidate for President, and says he’s a different candidate this time, but initial perceptions are hard to overcome.

The Supreme Court is set to decide if the state can deny a license plate with the Confederate flag design because it is “offensive.”

Not surprisingly, last night’s announcement that there would be no state court indictment in the Michael Brown shooting led to violence and confrontations with police. That’s not going to solve any of the real problems that face Ferguson, or any other community in the United States.

On a preliminary examination, the President’s executive action on immigration appears to be within the boundaries of applicable law. However, as with other exercises of Executive Branch authority, it raises some important concerns about the precedent that it sets.

There’s more to life than politics. Unfortunately, there are many Americans who don’t seem to recognize that fact.

Dana Milbank (“Obama’s big immigration mistake”) thinks so.

Increasing the minimum wage proved to be popular at the ballot box Tuesday, unsurprisingly, However, it did not help Democrats on the same ballot.

All of the major sports leagues are trying to stop New Jersey’s efforts to legalize sports gambling. They should not be allowed to succeed.

New York State’s gun law takes rights away from nearly 35,000 people without any due process whatsoever.

One day after HBO, CBS announces its own streaming service. And the future approaches just a little bit faster.

A national sandwich chain makes its employees sign a very restrictive covenant not to compete. It’s probably not enforceable.

Opponents of Voter ID laws should not get too excited over the fact that the Supreme Court has stayed Wisconsin’s law from going into effect for now.

The F.C.C. will be considering a petition to ban the word “Redskins” from the airwaves.

The FBI and other law enforcement agencies are pushing back against Apple and Google’s efforts to provide greater privacy to users.. They’re wrong.

A heartwarming story. But why don’t minor league coaches have insurance?

A set back for opponents of Voter ID in Wisconsin.

Another Federal appellate Court has struck down state law bans on same-sex marriage, but the only thing that matters now is the Supreme Court.

Dispelling a rising myth,

A man who brought joy and laughter to millions has ended his own life because he was too depressed to go on.

Republicans in the House seem determined to make life difficult for whomever wins the GOP nomination in 2016

Fun with praxeology.

Republicans are dismissing talk of impeachment as a Democratic fundraising ploy, but it may be they are protesting just a bit too much.

In a logical extension of the Supreme Court’s decision in D.C. v. Heller, a Federal Judge has struck down D.C.’s law barring people from carrying handguns in public.

Basically, the answer is that nobody really thought there was much of a risk that a plane could be shot down.

Why is the marriage ceremony the government’s concern?

Native American names are everywhere.

As a legal matter, the new allegations against Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker don’t amount to much. But, will they impact his bid for re-election.

The Supreme Court declined to review a lower court ruling that public school graduations in churches are unconstitutional.

TNR makes the worst possible case for a proposition that’s almost certainly right.

The President’s well-intentioned campaign against military sex crimes has backfired.

A Reuters political blogger has set tongues wagging about the possibility another First Lady might run for the U.S. Senate.

The Supreme Court rejected another opportunity to clarify Federal Law on testimonial immunity for journalists.