Outside the Beltway

A wealthy alumnus has given Harvard $400 million, sparking a heated debate.

Republicans running for President need to tread carefully in their responses if the Supreme Court legalizes same-sex marriage nationwide.

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

A minimum wage for thee, but not for me.

Los Angeles became the latest major city to increase its minimum wage. It’s a risky bet that is likely to do more harm than good.

A Second Amendment victory in the District of Columbia,

Iraq seems to becoming a political headache for yet another member of the Bush family.

The jobs market bounced back in April, but that’s about all we can say.

“Tanking” to improve draft position has plagued the NBA for years. The solution is obvious.

One Missouri legislator is going on a crusade against a “problem” that may not actually exist.

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

Indiana’s RFRA will be amended to address most of the concerns of its opponents. That counts as a victory.

Indiana is about to become the latest state to grants special rights to religious business owners.

Wisconsin has become the 25th “right to work” state.

February’s jobs report came in stronger than analysts expected, but wage growth remains stubbornly stagnant.

The January Jobs Report showed that the trend of strong jobs growth we saw in 2014 appears to be continuing into the new year.

December’s jobs growth numbers were very good, but the numbers below the headlines show that there’s still work to be done.

The Court holds that Federal Law does not require employees to be paid for the time waiting to get through mandatory security screening.

Strong jobs growth in November means that 2014 is already the best year for jobs growth since 1999.

The U.S. Government is looking for lawyers willing to work for free.

A 69-year-old former polygraph examiner for the Oklahoma City police department has been indicted for coaching people to thwart the machines.

Mike Huckabee seems to be making the moves necessary to run for President again, For reasons only he can understand.

Another mostly good, but not great, jobs report.

An unsurprising ruling from the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals that only seems to bring closer the day when same-sex marriage will be legal nationwide.

The City of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho will not force two Christian ministers to open their wedding chapel business to same-sex wedding ceremonies.

The Supreme Court’s expansion of same-sex marriage seems to be sitting well with the American public.

Someone needs to remind the City of Houston that the First Amendment applies to them.

A national sandwich chain makes its employees sign a very restrictive covenant not to compete. It’s probably not enforceable.

After a disappointing August, the jobs report for September showed the same good numbers we’ve seen for much of 2014.

A strong rebound for the economy from the downturn at the start of the year.

After several months of good news, the August Jobs Report was quite a disappointment.

While not as big as previous months, the July Jobs Report was still mostly good news.

A much better Second Quarter.

Later today, President Obama will sign an Executive Order barring Federal Contractors from discrimination based on sexual orientation. But that’s not even the most controversial part for some conservatives.

That ball is in your court, Congress.

There are legitimate issues regarding Presidential overreach and separation of powers that President Obama’s actions while in office have raised. But none of that will be discussed in our hyperpartisan political culture.

A US-EU free trade zone is a no-brainer. But the devil is in the details.

Coming across as uncaring doesn’t help advance your political arguments.

The June Jobs Report is basically good news.

Is the Religious Freedom Restoration Act itself an unconstitutional Establishment of Religion barred by the First Amendment? There’s a compelling argument that it is.

The Supreme Court has limited the ability of public employee unions to force people to join their ranks.

Hobby Lobby wins, but it’s unclear just how far this opinion will go.

Apparently, the EPA needs to start environmental cleanup a little closer to home.

We federal civil servants are apparently in for a backdoor pay raise.

Lawmakers and journalists don’t understand the civil service.

The First Amendment protects government employees who testify truthfully.

Did sending some of its workforce home without pay impact the work environment at the Defense Department? Duh.

The May Jobs Report was fairly good, and it marks the end of a jobs recession that started six years ago. But things aren’t entirely rosy.