Outside the Beltway

John Fund thinks I am afraid of Stephen Moore (and that I am an economist). He is wrong on both counts.

Jim Webb’s recent criticism of Hillary Clinton is renewing speculation about an independent bid for the White House, but he hardly seems like a viable candidate for such a run.

Donald Trump’s latest tirade has led to another round of speculation as to whether or not he’s ‘gone too far’ and reached the beginning of the end of his campaign. Don’t count on it.

Early voting is a still new idea in the United States, but one that has quickly spread to a majority of states. But, is it a good idea?

Chris McDaniel and his Tea Party supporters are being very sore losers.

Would House Republicans really defer from voting on a Syria resolution to prevent embarrassing the President on the world stage?

A case out of New Mexico presents an interesting collision of First Amendment rights and anti-discrimination values.

President Obama’s idea of “universal background checks” isn’t nearly as simple as it sounds.

Will conservatives freak out if Romney loses? That’s pretty much guaranteed.

The weird tale of Thad McCotter’s nominating petitions just got a heck of a lot weirder.

No, Barack Obama is not going to dump Joe Biden before the Democratic Convention.

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

Comparing Obama to Carter on foreign policy (especially in terms of electoral politics) doesn’t make sense.

Conservatives seem very eager for Hillary Clinton to get back on the campaign trial, but it’s not going to happen.

Will Democrats use a lame-duck session of Congress to pass legislation they can’t get through otherwise ? They might try, but I doubt they’ll succeed.