Outside the Beltway

The situation in Ferguson, Missouri isn’t calming down.

Jose Antonio Vargas was brought to the U.S. at the age of 12 and never left. Now, some are suggesting he should be deported as soon as possible.

Judging by the early results, the so-called “Right To Be Forgotten” recently created by Europe’s highest court is creating more problems than it will solve.

Ed Klein says he has “Democrat sources” who Obama wants Warren to continue his mission to “transform America into a European-style democratic-socialist state.”

The First World War played an intriguing role in the birth of the radical Islam we are dealing with today.

The news media of 1914 didn’t see World War One coming, but it’s not clear that we’re any better.

A committee of journalists who work in the “traditional” media has once again denied press credentials to SCOTUSBlog.

Once again, Republicans are attacking someone for doing a job the Bill of Rights itself makes necessary and important.

After two and a half decades, the images of June 4, 1989 resonate with many, unless you happen to live in China.

Boehner ready to pack it in?

The Associated Press doesn’t want its reporters to get too wordy.

The news gets worse.

A new set of emails is reviving the old partisan arguments about the attack in Benghazi.

Chelsea Clinton is pregnant, and once again America’s political pundits are making fools of themselves.

Calling anyone a front-runner in a race where we’re still two years away from anyone casting votes is silly. Nonetheless, Rand Paul is an interesting guy to watch for those wondering if the GOP has actually changed.

Ezra Klein has put out a teaser of the project that he left WaPo to pursue.

Wonkblog’s founder is leaving the Washington Post to start a new media outlet of his own.

The advice “Do what you love. Love what you do” is not without pitfalls.

The Justice Department is reportedly not planning to prosecute Wikileaks founder Julian Assange in connection with the Bradley Manning case.

Does the Attorney General really think advocacy is a crime?

A story that has turned into a partisan kickball and some bad journalism have resulted in a celebrated news program getting considerable egg on its face.

The FDA is declaring war on trans fats. That’s a bad idea on many levels.

Eleanor Clift reflects on her “final issue after 50 years at Newsweek.”

With key conservatives pushing for sanity, the grown-ups have a chance to take back the GOP.

Who should qualify as a “journalist” for purposes of a “Shield Law?”

The pioneering journalist David Frost has died, aged 74 years.

One of the nation’s papers of record is changing owners for the first time in 80 years.

Bradley Manning was acquitted of the most serious charge against him, but is still likely to spend most of his life in prison.

Conservatives are doing what they criticized JournoList for doing—even though JournoList didn’t.

Apparently, there was a culture clash at the Grey Lady.

Once again, a Federal Court rules that the First Amendment rules does not protect a reporter from being compelled to reveal sources or the results of an investigation.

The prominent media critic will no longer bother criticizing CNN for not living up to the standards of the profession.

Does David Gregory consider Glenn Greenwald to be a reporter deserving of protection, or “just a blogger” who may be a potential criminal?

Not only do we not know the whole story of the NSA data mining operation, key details of what thought we knew are wrong.

Apparently, some people don’t want to let the facts get in the way of a good conspiracy theory.

Should bloggers be treated the same as “journalists” for the purpose of the protections granted by media shield laws?

The Obama Administration’s aggressive pursuit of leaks is threatening freedom of the press.

Inside the Treasury Department’s Inspector General for Tax Administration investigation into the IRS scandal.

Senior DOJ officials from the previous three administrations back the Obama DOJ’s controversial subpoenaing of AP conversations.

After many attempts to manufacture grand scandals out of very little, Republicans may finally have a legitimate outrage on their hands.