Outside the Beltway

Evidence that George Zimmerman acted out of racial bias is completely lacking, which means the Federal Government should stay out of this case entirely.

The president says we should honor Trayvon Martin by preventing similar tragedies in the future.

The 10th anniversary of McCain-Feingold teaches a lesson we should already have learned.

Thoughts on the Zimmerman verdict (or, more accurately, to reactions to the verdict).

The jury likely got it right. That doesn’t mean George Zimmerman didn’t kill Trayvon Martin or that Martin deserved to die.

George Zimmerman was acquitted on all charges by a Florida jury late Saturday night.

Could Rick Perry recover from his disastrous 2012 campaign to become a viable candidate?

A privacy rights group has filed a Petition with the Supreme Court regarding recent actions by the FISA Court.

Chief Justice Roberts is the only person who gets to say who sits on the FISA Court.

The Senate passed an immigration reform bill today, but it’s not going to go anywhere.

Marco Rubio has suffered a reversal of fortune among Republicans thanks to his role in the immigration reform debate.

A new theory circulating on the right asserts that IRS targeting of Tea Party groups had an impact on the 2012 elections by diminish the Tea Party’s effectiveness. It’s mostly nonsense.

A major evidentiary ruling on the eve of the George Zimmerman murder trial.

NSA Metadata coming to a courtroom near you?

There are risks to Republicans in blocking immigration reform, but there are also incentives for them to block immigration reform. Getting past that contradiction to passage isn’t going to be easy.

The former NFL wideout formerly known as Chad Ochocinco will spend a month in jail for patting his lawyer on the fanny.

Marco Rubio is threatening to withdraw support for the immigration plan he helped draft, but I would suggest not reading too much into that threat.

Yesterday, I noted that the theme park business is booming and suggested that, based on how crowded the parks are, Disney should raise their prices. It turns out that they had done just that the night before.

Despite a sluggish economy, Americans are flocking to theme parks and spending big bucks to stand in line.

The United States is as politically polarized as it was in 1865.

It’s time to take a look at the pre-trial issues in what is likely to be the trial of the Summer of 2013.

A case in Florida raises serious questions about the application of our sex offender laws.

A major change in policy by the Boy Scouts.

What is the appropriate response to someone who’s acting like a jerk?

What happened at the IRS looks a lot more like deliberate political bias than simple incompetence.

Some info from the World Drug Report

Is someone who’s only be a Senator for just over 100 days a serious contender for the Republican nomination in 2016?

Former Justice O’Connor seems to regret the fact that the Supreme Court got involved in the 2000 election. Her regrets are misplaced.

The possible presidential contender has an op-ed in a rather dubious outlet.

2012’s election represented a significant change in voting patterns in the United States. What’s unclear is if the change is a permanent one.

The Senate’s rejection of the Manchin/Toomey background checks bill isn’t particularly outraging the general public, according to a new poll.