Outside the Beltway

In other news, this week we learned that AIM still exists.

The Las Vegas shooting provides a good opportunity to enact a common sense gun control law that even Second Amendment advocates agree is called for.

More evidence of apparent Russian-backed efforts to interfere in the election.

Commerce Department figures report a measurable drop in international travel to the United States since the start of 2017.

Hillary Clinton has found another group to blame for her loss, educated white married women in suburbia.

Arguments advanced by those advocating a bill that would prevent Americans from participating in a boycott of Israel would not violate the First Amendment appear to be without merit.

Former Milwaukee Sheriff David Clarke loses out on yet another Trump Administration position thanks to Chief of Staff John Kelly.

A stupid comment about Hurricane Harvey cost a Florida professor his job.

Controversial Milwaukee Sheriff David Clarke has resigned and will reportedly go to work for Donald Trump.

The Daily Caller crosses a line and doesn’t seem to regret it.

The dangers of the tyranny of the majority have only magnified.

A public intellectual is getting the help he needs.

Solace emboldens and helps to mainstream.

The First Amendment protects the rights even of the people who gathered in Charlottesville to promote hatred and violence, However, it does not shield them from the consequences of that speech.

Hatred and violence in Charlottesville, Virginia.

A Federal Judge has ruled against an elected official who blocked a constituent from accessing her Facebook page.

Twitter users who have been blocked on the service by President Trump are suing him, claiming that their First Amendment rights have been violated.

The Supreme Court rules that states cannot bar convicted felons from using social media sites.

The Supreme Court has ruled that the Federal Government cannot deny trademark protection because a requested trademark is “disparaging” to a racial or ethnic group.

There are reports that the President is considering firing Special Counsel Bob Mueller. Are we headed for another Saturday Night Massacre?

If Donald Trump blocks you on Twitter does that constitute a First Amendment violation? Two Twitter users say yes, but their argument is very weak.

Hillary Clinton is blaming everyone she can for her loss, except the most obvious suspects.

Polling indicates that voters find the Democratic Party to be even more out of step than the Republican Party.

The Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee is hinting at a new Supreme Court vacancy this summer.

A pioneer of Rock & Roll has passed away.

Part One in a series of observations about health care and health insurance in light of the introduction of the House GOP’s health care plan.

Ben Carson is back and he’s saying some pretty dumb things again.

The Supreme Court will now consider a case regarding whether or not a state can bar a former felon from accessing social media sites.

Milo Yiannopoulos was a troll and a peddler in offensiveness, but the fact that he became a star on the American right was the result of a transformation of American conservatism that has been entirely unhealthy.

There are growing signs that the Deep State is seeking to thwart legal orders from President Trump. This is dangerous.

There were fireworks on the floor of the Senate last night, but it was really just politics as usual.

A Super Bowl ad will cost you a cool $5,000,000 for thirty seconds.

What is the deal with the love-fest for Julian Assange?

It seems as though 2016 has taken many more celebrities lives than past years.

Another music superstar has passed away.

Survivors and family members of the Pulse Nightclub attack have filed what amounts to a frivolous lawsuit.

An airline traveler wanted his fellow passengers to know that he was a supporter of the president-elect.

The incoming president’s business interests are a yuuuge problem.

Another great loss for music in what has been a difficult year.

The fight for marijuana legalization advances in California.

Looking beyond FiveThirtyEight

Depending on what state you live in, taking a picture of your ballot and yourself on Election Day may or may not be legal.

Wherein an initial attempt to understand something seen on Facebook leads to ruminations on religious liberty.