Outside the Beltway

And the fun part is that his main motive for running appears to be the opportunity to troll Rand Paul.

After declining to run in 2012, Mike Huckabee’s entry into the 2016 race seems fairly certain.

Conditioning an Iranian nuclear deal on recognition of Israel is foolish, unrealistic, and very bad diplomacy.

Fox News’ Catherine Herridge is creating a scandal where none exists.

The Iranian nuclear accords are barely 24 hours old and some people have already made up their mind about them.

We’re down to debating whether bigots should have to sell cakes to gay people.

The devil is in the details of what the legislature passes, but Indiana’s Governor has essentially conceded defeat in the battle over his state’s controversial new “religious freedom” law.

Carly Fiorina seems to be inching close to a Presidential run for some reason.

The Republican frontrunner claims he doesn’t read America’s most important newspaper.

Just as his political star is rising among conservatives, Scott Walker is walking back his previous support for immigration reform.

Most in the international relations community are not amused by the president’s National Security Strategy.

John McCain is not a fan of Code Pink.

Conservatives finally seem to be waking up to the truth about Sarah Palin.

Reports indicate that Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl is likely to be charged with desertion for leaving his post in 2009, but he’s unlikely to serve time in prison.

There’s really no point in watching tonight’s speech.

The Republican National Committee is trying to bring some sanity to the Presidential debate process, but there’s no guarantee it can succeed.

Over the weekend, Mike Huckabee took another step that suggests that he is indeed planning on running for President in 2016.

Two potential candidates for the Republican nomination in 2016 traded barbs this week over the President’s new policy toward Cuba.

Vice-President Cheney’s amoral defense of torture has come to define how most conservatives view the issue, and that’s a problem.

Michele Bachmann leaves office at the end of the current Congress, but we may not have heard the last from her.

While conservatives have been generally as appalled as others with the news out of Staten Island, some of them are looking in the wrong place for blame.

Ben Carson is not a serious candidate for President, but he’s likely to get a lot of support from the GOP’s Tea Party wing.

The House Intelligence Committee has concluded that the conspiracy theories regarding the 9/11/2012 attack in Benghazi are not supported by the evidence. That’s unlikely to change anyone’s mind, though.

Because no one, ever, has ever questioned the intelligence of American voters in extemporaneous discussions of politics.

Post-election polling shows that the majority of Americans want the new GOP majority in Congress to work together with the President. Republican voters have a very different view.

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

The Navy Special Warfare community is angry at SEALs exploiting their part in the bin Laden raid.

With the midterms over, it’s time for Sarah Palin to start grifting again.

After an avalanche of negative commentary, the Governors of New York and New Jersey have modified their policy regarding quarantining people returning from west Africa.

The most bizarre race of 2014 is finally over.

As usual, politicians and pundits are helping to create a climate of fear and concern about Ebola that is not justified by the facts.

CNN’s effort to bring back a show that had outlived its prime years ago has, predictably, failed.

To a large degree, the Democratic Party’s supposed advantage among women voters appears to not exist this year.

MSNBC’s attempt to be the liberal Fox News isn’t working.

Individual polls are likely to be volatile, so don’t pay too much attention to them.

ISIS at the Gates Edition.

A desperation move by NBC News?

Combining politics, an incessantly sensationalist news cycle, and a virus that scares a lot of people can’t end well.

Bush 2016?

Third-party candidates in several states could end up having a big say in the battle for control of the Senate.

The TSA is up to its usual shenanigans.

While it still seems unlikely that he’ll run, Mitt Romney does seem to be leaving the door open to a third run at the White House.