Outside the Beltway

Pat Buchanan referred to President Obama as “your boy” in conversation with Al Sharpton.

Real news reporting has never paid for itself. But the days of it being subsidized by the local car dealer are rapidly ending.

The White House has apparently rejected using a tortured interpretation of the 14th Amendment to deal with the debt ceiling debate.

Cory Maye has spent ten years on death row after a trial tainted by racism and corruption. In a few days, he will be free.

Ann Coulter explains why she’s not a fan of the late Princess Di: “”I find it a little baffling when Americans get so gaga-eyed over a princess. In particular Lady Di, who was just this anorexic, bulimic narcissist.”

Does a little known provision in the 14th Amendment make the entire debt ceiling debate irrelevant?

President Obama came close to endorsing same-sex marriage last night, but stopped short yet again

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

Grover Norquist believes ending government handouts must be offset by tax cuts.

Sure, there’s a lot of crap out there. But it’s easier to find good information and engage with experts than ever.

It’s hard to get paid for work others will do for nothing.

Obama brings rapid response, blogger “hand holding” in-house.

Newt is looking a bit toasty to me (not that that is a surprising position to take).

A loud woman who was yapping loudly for hours on an AmTrak quiet car has been arrested after getting belligerent.

Rand Paul has borrowed a bad idea from the 2008 Presidential campaign.

Rush Limbaugh heaps praise on President Obama for the raid that killed Osama bin Laden.

The Pentagon is frustrated that the Obama administration doesn’t “seem to understand what military force can and cannot do.”

A special surprise was waiting this morning for those who subscribe to Jim Geraghty’s Jolt newsletter.

A Huffington Post contributor who had no expectation of being paid for his contributions is suing HuffPo for $105 million.

A handful of young male bloggers have launched themselves to the head of the line, leapfrogging those who’ve spent years playing the game by the old rules.juice

Radley Balko and his blogs are moving to Huffington Post.

Regardless of one’s preferences in terms of endgame in Wisconsin, democracy will win out.

Glenn Beck’s own website discovers some interesting, and ethically disturbing, editing in the latest round of video’s from “ACORN Pimp”James O’Keefe.

Northwestern’s Human Sexuality course includes a naked woman being brought to orgasm with a dildo.

Google erects some much-needed defenses in the optimization arms race.

Federal laws designed to protect unions add yet another wrinkle to the Wisconsin standoff.

Rick Santorum is upset that a Google search for his name produces a string of unflattering material. You should be, too.

JCPenney used black hat SEO to game Google. But Google’s penalties are arguably just as bad. And what about HuffPo?

AOL has bought the Huffington Post. But, really, it’s the other way around: HuffPo has taken over AOL.

Actor Alec Baldwin is among hundreds being targeted by New York City for tax evasion. Is it reasonable to have to prove where you live?

The speculation on Keith Olbermann’s abrupt departure from MSNBC’s top-rated show continues. Was he fired? Did he quit? Did the Comcast overlords push?

In a new interview, Justice Antonin Scalia says that the 14th Amendment does not bar discrimination against women, whether it’s done by public or private entities. He couldn’t be more wrong.

Does NATO membership serve a strategic purpose?

Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour, who may end up running for President in 2012, has reopened wounds that finally seemed like they were closed.

Columbia political science professor David Epstein has been charged with a 3-year incestuous relationship with his adult daughter.

Has WikiLeaks changed journalism forever?

Even though it will likely be unsuccessful, a primary challenge against President Obama could end up harming him enough to hand Republicans the White House in 2012.

The American copyright system is broken. Cory Doctorow offers some useful suggestions for fixing it.