Outside the Beltway

The link between immigration and crime rates that many immigration opponents point to simply does not exist

A new poll claims that the health care reform law is now supported by a majority of Americans. Don’t believe it.

Congress has (after many years of debate) narrowed the gap between sentencing for crack cocaine and powder cocaine.

Much to the disappointment of Ezra Klein and others, it’s unlikely that Democrats will have the votes necessary to change the filibuster when the 112th Congress convenes.

Thanks to a united Republican Caucus, the Senate failed to take up a deeply flawed campaign finance “reform” bill.

Massachusetts will become the latest state to join the National Popular Vote movement, a compact wherein states throw their Electoral College votes to the nationwide winner once enough states agree to ensure that outcome.

Remember when Democrats thought changing the rules to abolish filibustering was an outrage against the Constitution? They’re older and wiser now.

Some Republicans in Congress are worried they won’t be able to control the future Congressmen and Senators that the Tea Party might be sending to Washington.

In Court filings the Obama Administration is arguing that the health insurance mandate is a tax, and if they’re right the legal challenges to ObamaCare are dead.

Some Republicans seem to think they don’t need to put forward any actual ideas in order to win November.

How do President Obama’s accomplishments stack up from a liberal standpoint?

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.

A district court judge has issued a ruling that could have wide ramifications for the question of same-sex marriage.

A lot of Americans don’t know that the US gained its independence from Great Britain. How can this be? Is it a liberal conspiracy?

The health care reform law faced it’s first legal test in a Courtroom in Virginia yesterday.

Not surprisingly, Elena Kagan finished her testimony without giving any real ammunition to the Republicans.

Senator Robert Byrd has died at 92, after years of poor health.

The extra effort it takes to go from modestly informed to well-informed is tremendous and, for 99% of the public, a ridiculous waste of time.

The Florida Senate race has taken a turn that few people expected thanks to the political impact of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.