Outside the Beltway

Her appeal is not her ideas, policies, or achievements but her personality and appeal to the red meat base.

Many of the clergy in Alabama are not happy with the state’s new immigration law.

How did we survive without all the molly-codding kids today get?

British courts are handing out swift and harsh sentences for people involved in last week’s riots, including four-year prison sentences for two 20-somethings for Facebook postings in support of the mayhem.

Does Ron Paul’s second place showing at Ames mean the media should take him seriously as a contender? No, it doesn’t.

Not that there’s anything wrong with that.

Rebecca J. Rosen explains why “Ridiculously Long CVS Receipts Will Remain Ridiculously Long.” And Mitch Hedberg ponders why they give you a receipt for a donut.

We are being warned once again that the Postal Service is on the verge of financial collapse. There really is only one solution.

International options with respect to Syria are limited and likely to have little impact on the governments treatment of civilians.

After years of becoming more inclusive, the Conservative Political Action Conference is closing itself off to opposing points of view.

Somebody has an odd idea of “inspirational.”

Reports of the death of the space program are greatly exaggerated.

Netflix will charge $7.99 for streaming video; it’s now a $2 add-on.

It’s the marketing of college as a panacea that’s a scam, not college itself.

The biggest news story of the past six weeks was something completely trivial.

Just how significant is Sarah Palin in the grand scheme of things?

When everyone can record video at any time and post it for all the world to see, is there such a thing as privacy anymore?

As of June 17, Sarah Palin is a registered US trademark, serial number 85-170,226.

Our long national nightmare is nearly over.

The modern equivalent of selling ice to Eskimos.

After a decade, the Army is reversing the most hideous decision in its long history.

Where’s the line when a public figure interacts with a teenage fan?

Charging soldiers $200 for an extra bag on their way home for war? Really Delta?

If there’s anything all sides should be able to agree on after several days of back-and-forth is that most of us didn’t really know the story.

After a week of denial, New York Congressman Anthony Weiner admitted today that he had engaged in online relationships with several women.

Broadway actors are aiming a familiar lament at Hollywood stars: They’re taking our jobs!

Herman Cain: candidate du jour or something more permanent?

Once again, Sarah Palin has made herself the center of attention in the political world.

Save water: Grow a beard.

Has technology robbed us of more than it’s given in return?

Go The Fuck to Sleep, the children’s book aimed at parents, has become an Internet sensation and reached #1 on Amazon well before its release owing to a leaked copy.