Outside the Beltway

Robert Farley takes a shot across the bow at the academy from the pages of one of his field’s most prestigious journals.

Senator Rand Paul has stepped into the immigration debate, but his plan is less than desirable.

Kentucky Senator Rand Paul won a completely meaningless straw poll.

Is the answer to the same-sex marriage debate as simple as getting the government out of the marriage business, or is it more complicated?

Rand Paul’s filibuster is one that all American’s should thank him for that.

Mr. Paul Goes To Washington.

The Obama White House is not ruling out targeted strikes against Americans inside American territory.

CPAC’s organizers have decided not to invite the most popular Governor in the country.

Here we go again.

Actress Ashley Judd is reportedly considering a run for the United States Senate.

There’s been a bit of buzz of late about the fact that people in several states have filed petitions to secede from the Union. There shouldn’t be.

Obama thinks he has a mandate to raise taxes on high earners. Republicans think they have a mandate to stop him.

Posting pictures of your ballot to Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram is a crime in some parts of America.

Utility crews from Alabama traveled to New Jersey to help get the power back on. They were turned away on account of not being unionized.

The Mid-Atlantic region is under the gun.

Sizing up the stakes for tonight’s one and only meeting between the two Vice-Presidential candidates.

One of Mitt Romney’s own supporters didn’t like his foreign policy speech very much.

Sacrificing our principles in the face of mob violence is never a good idea.

With Mitt Romney and Barack Obama basically saying the same things about foreign policy, it’s time to take a look at an alternative.

Senator Rand Paul suggests the GOP may want to reconsider its foreign policy aggressiveness.

The GOP claims to be a party that favors limited government, but its foreign policy positions reveal this to be little more than a lie.

Over two days of speakers, not a single Republican has mentioned the Tea Party.

A federal judge has ruled that poker is a game of skill and that therefore betting money on it is not gambling.

Those of you looking to fill your October evenings now have three presidential and one vice presidential debate to look forward to.

A Kafkaesque legal proceeding is unfolding in Kentucky.

Congress has found Eric Holder to be in contempt. I am not entirely sure what that accomplishes.

How dominant is the Southeastern Conference? It’s won more titles in the big sports since 2005 than all other conferences combined.

Rand Paul calls Mitt Romney out over his comments about Presidential War Powers.

Does the fizzled out Facebook IPO tell us anything about the state of the economy? Not really.

For years, I’ve used Loretta Lynn as an example of how fast societal mores have changed. It turns out that her marriage at age 13 may be a bit of myth making.

Ron Paul’s supporters are racking up delegate wins at party conventions in caucus states, but it won’t matter in the end.