Outside the Beltway

Recent polls seem to indicate a shift in public opinion in a more libertarian direction.

President Obama is expected to announce the withdrawal of the 30,000 Surge troops.

I’ve been arguing for years that what the Republican Party needs is to embrace its crazies and play more to racist elements in its base. It looks like someone’s listening.

Our long national nightmare is nearly over.

The debate format was the biggest loser last night, but there were a few memorable moments in New Hampshire.

Despite the disdain for him on the the hard right, Mitt Romney is the man to beat right now in the race for the GOP nomination.

Are you better off than you were four years ago?

A system designed to protect the innocent has instead become a menagerie to imprison them. A legal code designed to proscribe specific behavior has instead become a vast, vague, and unpredictable invitation to selective enforcement.

Is it appropriate for news organizations to decide that the people don’t need to hear from certain political candidates?

It’s just about time to schedule the piteous press conference.

Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani tops the latest CNN poll of Republican presidential contenders.

Once again, Sarah Palin has made herself the center of attention in the political world.

Former Serbian commander Ratko Mladic has been arrested for alleged war crimes committed in the 1990s.

Voters in New York State may help move the budget debate on Capitol Hill.

Fox News chairman Roger Ailes has come to regret the direction he took the network after the 2008 election.

Tim Pawlenty may face trouble from a pardon he issued while he was Governor of Minnesota.

With the customary hand-wringing over the low quality of the presidential field well underway, the corollary pining for other candidates to join the race is starting.

We’ve reached a turning point in the debate over same-sex marriage.

Jon Huntsman made his first stop in New Hampshire as he explores a presidential bid. So far, so good.

A loud woman who was yapping loudly for hours on an AmTrak quiet car has been arrested after getting belligerent.

Does the Donald Trump flame-out provide any kind of guide to other candidates? Only if they want to host a reality show.

Elias Isquith proclaims my Atlantic essay “How Perpetual War Became U.S. Ideology” to be “a total disaster.”

The Navy is considering allowing its chaplains to perform same-sex marriages once “Dont ask, Don’t tell” ends.

Santorum has an interesting theory about the decline of great powers.

Sunday’s announcement of the death of Osama bin Laden was the latest example of how Twitter has become the go-to source for “Breaking News.”

There’s not much movement in the President’s job approval numbers.

The myth that the U.S. armed and trained Osama bin Laden in the early 80’s is rearing its ugly head again.

Breaking News.