Outside the Beltway

Everyone from David Petraeus to Sarah Palin is speaking out against a nutbag pastor’s Koran burning event. While they’re right, they’re emphasizing the wrong message.

Did you know that more Christians than Muslims were victims of hate crimes in America? Did you also know that there are a lot more Christians? Oh. Never mind, then.

Strippers didn’t attack us on 9/11. Then again, neither did American Muslims.

Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, and his hair, will live to fight another day.

How did the future of this former Burlington Coat Factory turn into a national political issue ? Well, it’s a rather interesting story.

Again, despite the rhetoric of some, the US does continue to enforce laws relevant to the border and, indeed, enforcement has been on the rise.

The FBI is mad that Wikipedia has published a copy of its seal on their site.

The link between immigration and crime rates that many immigration opponents point to simply does not exist

The Obama administration wants the FBI to be able to look at your Internet records without the inconvenience of respecting your 4th Amendment rights.

Daniel Schorr’s journalism career ended far too early, lasting a mere eighty-one years.

Journalists have been following Maxwell Scott’s advice since long before “The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance” was made.

A white police officer has been convicted of involuntary manslaughter for killing a black man. Now, the Feds are considering leveling their own charges.

The members of the Russian spy ring broken up last week by the FBI are headed back to Mother Russia.

Arizona has been experiencing a massive increase in violent crime of late, right?

Ten Russian agents posing as Americans and living in the suburbs of DC, New York, and Boston for a decade to glean valuable intelligence have been arrested by the FBI.

The late Senator Robert Byrd’s legacy as the master of pork barrel spending is secure.

Senator Robert Byrd has died at 92, after years of poor health.

A comedian’s farcical run for mayor of Reykjavik ended in victory. It’s as if Stephen Colbert’s 2008 presidential bid had worked. Or Al Franken got elected to the Senate!