Outside the Beltway

One year later, Egypt’s revolution remains unfinished.

The reaction to the release of Mitt Romney’s tax returns is about what you’d expect.

It’s Day One of the Battle For Florida.

We, as a country, need to remember that do not hold levers that allow us to move events this way or that

Some questions for opponents of the Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United.

Mitt Romney made a suggestion about how to fix our campaign finance system. It’s a good idea.

If you are going to talk about the unemployment rate, at least talk about the whole picture.

Higher gas prices in the spring could have an impact on the economy, and the election.

Not surprisingly, Rick Perry’s effort to get on Virginia’s primary ballot via litigation has failed

If the Right clings to the belief that President Obama isn’t just wrong, but evil, it will likely end up handing the election to him.

Dead people almost voted in New Hampshire. Zombie democracy is nigh!

Some legal developments in the lawsuit over access to Virginia’s March 6th Primary Ballot.

Is George Bush to blame for a weak Republican field almost four years after he left office? Not entirely.

The former Utah governor will almost certainly never be the GOP nominee. But someone like him will be soon.

Some good news in the December jobs report.

Rick Santorum’s foreign policy positions are troubling in many respects.

Mitt Romney said the other day that the 2012 Election is about “the soul of the country.” This is most assuredly not true.

Romney, Paul, Santorum. The last set of Iowa frontrunners seems to be set.

For a guy who says he dislikes “activist judges,” Rick Perry sure wants a certain Federal Judge in Virginia to be an activist.

Once again, people are engaging in largely mindless speculation involving Hillary Clinton.

Facing his own Tea Party challenge, Richard Lugar reminds Republicans of an uncomfortable truth.

Rick Perry is seeking Court intervention to get on the Virginia ballot. He isn’t likely to get very far.

Ron Paul is doing well right now solely because of the unique characteristics of Iowa and New Hampshire.

Could traders soon be betting on the outcome of the Presidential elections? Should they be?

Virginia has helped winnow the Republican field. You’re welcome America.

Newt Gingrich joins Rick Perry in having had his application to be on the Virginia Republican primary ballot disqualified. That leaves Mitt Romney and Ron Paul as the only candidates on the ballot.

Several candidates did not submit a completed application on time to qualify for Virginia’s Republican primary ballot.

Thanks to their own ineptitude, House Republicans suffered a big defeat this week. They totally deserved it.

A comment on the commentariat.

“Democratic” Pollsters Pat Caddell and Doug Schoen are out with another wacky Op-Ed.

There is a fundamental problem with the feedback loop in American politics.