Outside the Beltway

Politicizing scientific inquiry is a bad idea.

A considerable number of Republican have effectively left our party over Donald Trump. Should we go all the way?

Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren is the latest entrant into an already crowded field for the Democratic nomination.

Ugh.

The “makers vs takers,” “the 99 percent vs. the 1 percent,” and “53 percent vs. 47 percent” memes are getting tiresome.

A five year old “shocking” video of President Obama speaking to a group of African-American ministers proves to be not very shocking at all.

The President could describe his tax plan differently, but there’s a reason he isn’t.

Yesterday, Cory Booker committed the rookie mistake of saying what was on his mind.

The Obama administration admits its push for the “Buffett Rule” is not about dealing with our budget woes.

A crack in the orthodoxy?

The odds are against anyone who challenges an incumbent President. So, how do you do it?

Once again, the face of the Republican race has changed.

On it’s own, the so-called “Buffett Rule” is unlikely to do much to reduce the deficit.

Mitt Romney has a bit of a tax return dilemma.

Barack Obama now looks to the Rough Rider himself for inspiration. Can’t he find it himself?

Ohio voters overwhelmingly rejected a Republican law restricting the collective bargaining rights of public employees–and also rebuked the health insurance mandate central to ObamaCare.

Increasing taxes on the rich may be a fiscal policy worth talking about, but it won’t make the poor richer.

Elizabeth Warren has a deeply flawed view of our social contract.

Dick Morris has a penchant for counter-intuitive analysis. And for being wildly wrong.

The public supports the Presidents tax plans, but will that matter on Election Day?

The top marginal rate was radically higher in recent memory.