Outside the Beltway

Hillary Clinton delvers a largely successful acceptance speech that caps off a convention that ran far smoother than its Republican counterpart.

Many pundits are arguing that the victory for ‘Leave’ presages good news for Trump in November, but there’s no reason to believe that.

In a somewhat surprising opinion from Justice Kennedy, the Supreme Court upheld the University of Texas’s race-based admissions program.

As the Empire State votes, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton look well positioned to have a very good night.

Justice Sotomayor argued last week that we ought to look somewhere other than just the Courts of Appeal, the Ivy League, and the Northeast for Supreme Court Justices. She’s right.

My latest for War on The Rocks, “Professional Military Education and the Rigor Problem, has posted.

The host of a weekend show on MSNBC is angry that the network wants her to talk about the presidential race.

Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are battling today for votes in a caucus whose outcome could go either way.

A divided Supreme Court heard argument today in a case involving affirmative action in college admissions that is before the Court for the second time in two years.

Another European capital is on edge over fears of a terror attack.

To a large degree, the narrative you believe will govern the 2016 elections depend on which party you want to see win. But what’s the most likely outcome?

You may not be aware, but your local Starbucks is the new front in the ‘War On Christmas.’

Donald Trump was on Saturday Night Live last night. It wasn’t even remotely funny.

The marriage equality issue is resolved, but that doesn’t mean the Supreme Court won’t have a lot of high profile cases on its docket over the next eight months.

International relations prof mostly assign readings by male scholars. Female profs are slightly less likely to do so.

Kimba Wood has finally found a teacher exam she likes.

Last night reinforced what I thought about some candidates and changed what I think about others.

Low costs and regulatory barriers are attracting people to red states–thus turning them purple and blue.

The Supreme Court agreed yesterday to wade back into the thorny issue of race and higher education.

The Attorney General of Texas is responding to the Supreme Court’s marriage ruling by telling Clerk’s who issue marriage license that they are free to ignore the law.

The events of the past two weeks could allow the Republican Party to move forward.

The latest Census data show a changing America.

Turkey’s governing party suffered big setbacks at the ballot box yesterday.

The Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Muslim woman who was refused a job because of her hijab.

Most managers work beyond 9-to-5.

The sources of new immigrants to the United States are changing, but it’s unclear if that will have any impact on the political debate over immigration reform.

Ted Cruz and Steve King think the Court should be prevented from hearing any case involving same-sex marriage. Because they know they’re losing.

Many of America’s top law firms have declined to accept cases defending bans on same-sex marriage, and that’s okay.

A bill pending in Louisiana seems likely to become the next national focus in the debate between marriage equality and claims of ‘religious freedom.’

Arkansas, North Carolina, and Virginia may soon see the same battle over RFRA laws that is playing itself out in Indiana

Should a professor who says she “hates Republicans” keep her job?

Every member of the Supreme Court graduated from an Ivy League Law School. That kind of homogeneity is not healthy.

The GOP added to its majority in the House, giving it the biggest majority it has had since Truman was President.

Apple CEO Tim Cook has officially revealed an open secret.

Polls continue to show that most Americans are largely tuning the midterms out.

Who should own antiquity?

Their places are being filled by students who pay higher tuition rates.

The Army brass is worried about its diversity in critical mid-level posts.

AV Club produces an impressive overview of the entire Trek franchise.

It is now illegal to teach creationism as science in the United Kingdom in any school, public or private, that receives public funding.

Once again, Washington politicians are pontificating about the Washington Redskins.

Larry Wilmore is getting a much-deserved promotion.

The Affirmative Action debate is too divisive and largely misses the point.

A new poll finds that people in Illinois have an accurate assessment of politics in their state.

Despite the mythos, 95% of Americans are either Christian or unaffiliated.