Outside the Beltway

Mitt Romney called Russia our “number one geopolitical foe.” Is he right?

Movie theater snacks are expensive. This is not cause for a lawsuit.

The DC government’s incompetence knows no bounds.

Ronald Reagan wasn’t really much a of a “Christian Conservative.”

Members of Congress are responding to the protests against SOPA and PIPA by withdrawing their support for the bills.

Wikipedia’s English language site will be offline for 24 hours tomorrow to protest two controversial online piracy bills.

If there’s anyone out there, why haven’t we heard from them yet?

Big news from North Korea.

Yesterday’s encounter between Jon Huntsman and Newt Gingrich was less than it could have been.

Breaking news: There’s a gay man in Hollywood.

Robert Downey, Jr. goes out on a limb for Mel Gibson, returning a favor.

A meme is emerging that the Occupy Wall Street protests are America’s version of the Arab Awakening. That meme must die.

Some pundits on the right can’t seem to quit Chris Christie.

The decision to split Netflix into two companies makes no sense. Unless you look behind the scenes.

In a truly bizarre move, Netflix is spinning off the DVD-by-mail business that built them into an international brand and going stream-only. Those wishing to keep getting movies will have to sign on to something called Qwikster.

Is the GOP race really down to just two men at this point?

While Sarah Palin continues to tease her supporters about a possible Presidential run, the damage she could do to the GOP becomes even more apparent.

The Obama campaign is stressing that 98 percent of its donations were from little guys contributing $250 or less. But 40 percent of the money came from a handful of major donors.

More people are chasing careers in film than there are careers in film. And not just in front of the camera.

British professor Julian Lindley-French offers a tongue-in-cheek essay for the 4th of July: “American Independence: Time to End the Experiment.”

It’s often said that 1950s sex symbol Marilyn Monroe was a size 12. It just isn’t so.

Daily Show host Jon Stewart spent 15 minutes on yesterday’s Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace trying to explain why he thinks Fox is a propaganda machine.

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

James Arness, best known as the iconic Marshal Dillon on Gunsmoke, has died at 88.

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

Congress is getting complaints that calling the Osama raid “Geronimo” is offensive to Indians.

Zsa Zsa Gabor’s 67-year-old husband says he and the 94-year-old actress are seeking to have a child through a surrogate.

James Franco is a film director, screenwriter, painter, author, performance artist and actor. And working on a PhD at Yale.

Mike Huckabee channels Dan Quayle when he decides to comment on the pregnancy of Oscar winner Natalie Portman.

After five days of nonsense, President Obama’s address in Tucson last night struck exactly the right tone.

Shania Twain has married Frederic Thiebaud, former husband of Marie-Anne Thiebaud, the woman Twain’s ex-husband Mutt Lange had an affair with.