Outside the Beltway

The numbers on the Ebola outbreak are bad, but they aren’t as bad as had been feared.

A new poll shows that a majority of Americans support the President’s changes to deportation policy, but don’t like that he acted unilaterally.

Regardless of the outcome of the Michael Brown investigation, there are legitimate problems that need to be addressed.

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.

A surprising change at the top of the military’s civilian chain of command.

As things stand right now, there is no legitimate legal authorization for the President’s war against ISIS, and that’s largely because Congress has failed to act.

Looking into uncontested and partially contest House districts from the 2014 cycle.

Americans have wildly distorted understandings of the society around them.

Good news for two released Americans, but no clue what’s motivating North Korea’s latest actions.

We are obviously moving toward an era of streaming and other services that don’t rely on Cable/Satellite providers, but it will still take some time to get there and for it to be cost effective.

Another setback for commercial space ventures, the second this week and this time with tragic consequences.

After an avalanche of negative commentary, the Governors of New York and New Jersey have modified their policy regarding quarantining people returning from west Africa.

Another school shooting.

CNN’s effort to bring back a show that had outlived its prime years ago has, predictably, failed.

To a large degree, the Democratic Party’s supposed advantage among women voters appears to not exist this year.

A travel ban sounds like a simple solution to a complex problem. Like most simple solutions, though, it becomes far less appealing when you think about the details.

President Obama has appointed an “Ebola Czar,” but it’s unclear why we need one when there are already people who are supposed to be in charge of the Ebola response.

More Ebola news that could have a negative impact on public opinion.

Poor Joe Biden can’t stay out of the news. This time, it’s not one of his gaffes but one by his youngest son.

MSNBC’s attempt to be the liberal Fox News isn’t working.

Individual polls are likely to be volatile, so don’t pay too much attention to them.

ISIS at the Gates Edition.

A desperation move by NBC News?

Combining politics, an incessantly sensationalist news cycle, and a virus that scares a lot of people can’t end well.

Two weeks after it seemed to be tightening, there are signs the battle for control of the Senate may be moving in the GOP’s direction.

The American public’s support for the President’s war against ISIS has its limits.

Facts are stubborn things.

Only one man can say that he has both recorded a jazz album with Lady Gaga and liberated a Nazi death camp.

Freedom Of The Press, if you can afford to pay the fee.

Republicans still have an advantage, but Democrats seem to be holding their own in the battle for Senate control.

The fact that a candidate like Mike Huckabee could win the Iowa Caucuses is the reason to end the Iowa Caucuses.

American journalist James Foley has been beheaded by the terrorist network calling itself the Islamic State.

In what would be a classic bit of political irony, polling indicates that the House lawsuit against the President could make Democrats more likely to vote in November.