Outside the Beltway

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

Cynthia Tucker regrets her support for majority-minority districts.

A majority of Americans think homosexuals account for at least a fifth of the population.

Demographic information about TV viewers is worthless to advertisers.

David Broder, three weeks after the election, explains “What Murkowski’s write-in win says about the electorate.”

Despite the Democrats sweeping quite literally every statewide office in California, Proposition 19, the marijuana legalization ballot issue, lost by 10 points.

The 2010 electorate was whiter, older, and more conservative than that of 2008.

Apparently, Katy Perry’s dress was deemed too revealing for public television.

For the first time ever, white students do not make up a majority among freshmen at the University of Texas at Austin.

While Republicans will likely take over some key governorships and state legislature after November’s midterms, America’s changing demographics will limit their ability to gerrymander safe districts.

The New York Times realizes that most Republicans just don’t care that Ken Mehlman is gay. Surprise, neither do most Americans at this point.

A special tax rate for millionaires wouldn’t raise much additional revenue but it would make journalists feel better.

A college degree is becoming a virtual necessity to making a good living in America, yet most still aren’t pursuing higher education.

Massachusetts will become the latest state to join the National Popular Vote movement, a compact wherein states throw their Electoral College votes to the nationwide winner once enough states agree to ensure that outcome.

Age-adjusted unemployment is at its worst in more than a quarter century