Outside the Beltway

David C. Levy argues college professors at teaching universities are overpaid because they don’t put in enough hours.

When I saw the YahooNews headline “Law firm fires 14 employees for wearing orange shirts,” I naturally presumed it had something to do with St. Patrick’s Day. As it turns out, it’s even dumber than that.

Rising fuel prices are starting to hurt the President in the polls, but it’s unclear what that means for November.

Another good monthly jobs report

A new poll shows the current level of GOP support in the Hispanic community.

A new poll shows just how badly the GOP is doing among Hispanic voters.

Some polling numbers to go along with the speculation.

The issue of contraception coverage and religious charities is not a new one, despite the way it may sound.

Revisiting a lively debate from over the weekend.

The latest projections from Congressional Budget Office are sobering to say the least.

Employees of the US Federal Government earn substantially more in salary and benefits than their private sector comparables.

Yet more revelations about Ron Paul’s newsletters.

Another weak GDP report that portends stagnation ahead.

It’s not just low wages that have kept technology manufacturing jobs out of the United States.

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

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

Some good news in the December jobs report.

Some initial data released today points to the possibility of a very position jobs report tomorrow, but don’t hold your breath.

Vehement disagreement with the policy views of a country and prejudice based on immutable traits are not the same.

Some good news in the November jobs report, but not very much of it.

Rick Perry is out with a plan to reform Washington. Mostly, it’s just a bunch of gimmicks.

Questions have been raised about whether it is proper for Elena Kagan to hear the Affordable Care Act lawsuit.

A dwindling proportion of students are majoring in STEM fields. They’re likely making the wise choice.

Herman Cain response to the latest round of allegations against him leaves much to be desired.

Herman Cain’s initial response to the allegations made yesterday leaves much to be desired.

It’s the 5% versus the 1% moreso than the 99% against the 1%.

Herman Cain’s response to allegations of sexual harassment 20 years ago raise as many questions as they answer.

Finding a job gets harder when businesses discover they don’t need to hire as many people as they used to.

Everyone’s talking about jobs again. And it’s not a pretty picture.

Some on the right are giving Occupy Wall Street and The 99%’ers a second look.

After years of fighting inflation, some are now urging the Fed to instead target GDP growth and jobs.

After a lengthy wait, free trade agreements with Colombia, Panama, and South Korea have been approved by Congress.

The prospects for real economic recovery are not good.

American has real economic and social problems. But the solution in on Capitol Hill, not Wall Street.

With the advantage of hindsight, it’s clear that more creative strategies were needed. But they probably couldn’t have been passed.

September’s jobs report was better than expected, but still not very good.

Listing affiliation with gay activist groups hinders one’s chances of landing a job interview.

College students finally seem to be listening to the market.

62 percent of 21-year-olds aren’t in college.

President Obama would like to sell you something.