Outside the Beltway

In an ordinary post-recession world, we wouldn’t need to talk about extended unemployment benefits, but times are far from ordinary.

The VA created an incentive system that rewarded fast, half-assed claim processing that denied complicated requests.

There are over 1,000 Executive Branch positions requiring Senate approval. That seems excessive.

The infamous VA backlog is finally dwindling. Much of it was a function of good intentions.

A retired Marine gunny argues that women should not be in the infantry since they’re not in the National Football League.

Republicans used to dominate California. Now, they’re barely a factor in the state’s politics.

The GOP Platform will include an abortion plank that Todd Akin would love.

Virginia has been offering ID cards to military veterans to make it easier to prove that they’re military veterans for months now.

A recent decision out of Massachusetts threatens to make business quite difficult for online service providers.

While it upheld the Affordable Care Act today, the Supreme Court also placed some clear limits on Congressional power. That’s a good thing.

A far-reaching decision from the Supreme Court protecting religious liberty.

One conservative contends that George Bailey is teaching America the wrong lessons.

Did you know there was another GOP debate last night? Well, you didn’t miss much.

Debating proposed changes to the US military’s retirement system.