Outside the Beltway

This week’s hearings in the Supreme Court caught many proponents of the Affordable Care Act off guard.

Rising fuel prices are starting to hurt the President in the polls, but it’s unclear what that means for November.

The latest round of protests in Afghanistan prove yet again that it’s time for us to leave.

China’s government may be more “efficient,” but it’s hardly a model for the rest of the world.

Senator Mike Enzi wants to replace the Dollar Bill with a coin. As with past efforts, it’s a great idea that is unlikely to succeed.

Let’s ban robocalls.

Where is the economy headed? The signals are mixed at best.

Life, it turns out, isn’t fair.

It’s the 5% versus the 1% moreso than the 99% against the 1%.

Herman Cain’s 9-9-9 double talk is starting to show

Yes, Barack Obama is running for a second term.

James Carville has some advice for Barack Obama. It boils down to “be like Bill Clinton.”

Not every 10th anniversary of a horrible surprise attack has been treated the same.

Measuring our progress a decade after the 9/11 attacks

Measuring our progress a decade after the 9/11 attacks

What’s behind the lack of business investment?

The world is likely to get worse before it gets better.

Don’t worry be happy!

Harvard economist Kenneth Rogoff says we’re undergoing much more than a mere recession.

Contrary to myth, China holds only 8 percent of US federal debt.

A bomb blast in Oslo’s government center has killed at least two people and a presumably related shooting spree at a nearby children’s camp are being investigated as terrorist related.

The US handing Libya over to NATO is “like Beyonce saying she’s ceding control to Sasha Fierce!” – Jon Stewart

More slow economic growth, the L-shaped recession.

Your major matters. But not as much as simply having a degree.

Never popular with his colleagues, Anthony Weiner may now be the least liked Member.

A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.

All in all, not looking like it will be a fun summer.

The question of how the world’s most wanted man could’ve hidden in plain sight in Pakistan continues to be asked.

Changing our relationship status to Complicated.

Will days of strong economic growth ever return? And what happens if they don’t?

Dave Schuler’s a hard man to rile. But stay away from him on tax day.

It has become quite apparent that neither the White House nor our coalition partners have any idea what the path to an endgame in Libya even looks like. That’s not good.

People and businesses are sitting on cash out of fear, creating a vicious cycle.

U.S. officials are making clear that the current mission in Libya may not lead to the end of Muammar Gaddafi’s rule. If that’s the case, then why are we there in the first place?

What are the limits of Resolution 1973? Are there any?

There’s still time for Sarah Palin to burnish her political reputation. But she probably won’t.

Neither side is covering themselves in glory in the battle over the Badger State budget.

President Obama is telling business they have a social responsibility to invest in America. He’s wrong.

Time for midterms.

Faced with mounting debt, the lame duck Illinois legislature rushed through a massive tax hike in the wee hours this morning.

Chicago’s next mayor will be either Rahm Emanuel or Carol Moseley Braun.

The institutions charged with solving our Information Age social problems are stuck in the Industrial Age.