Outside the Beltway

Providing a little context for Pope Francis’ background+Erick Erickson needs to learn a little history.

Our eggheads isn’t as smart as they thinks.

Bob Woodward once again has Washington abuzz with a White House scoop. This one is BS.

The case of an infant with a rare genetic condition raises an interesting ethical dilemma.

Charges that the Obama administration leaked classified information about the Osama bin Laden raid for political gain are bunk.

After a nine week trial, Roger Clemens was acquitted of perjury charges this afternoon. What that means for his future in the world of baseball is unclear.

There is no evidence that the Capital Punishment works.

Innocent people have gone to jail, and some of them are still sitting there.

A man named Carlos killed a woman named Wanda Lopez. Texas executed a different man named Carlos for the crime.

The famous “double helix” article was published 59 years ago today. It’s worth a look.

The body of Corporal Patrick R. Glennon will be returned to his family for burial, 52 years after he was declared missing in action in Korea.

The US spends more government money on healthcare per capita than the likes of Germany, France, Canada, Sweden, and Holland!

Mitt Romney’s Presidential rhetoric probably won’t appeal to the GOP base.

Another death row inmate. Another case of prosecutorial misconduct from the office of Harry Connick, Sr.

There was a somewhat disturbing moment during last night’s GOP Debate.

A mistrial has been ruled in the Roger Clemens perjury trial and the judge may rule that a retrial would constitute double jeopardy.