Outside the Beltway

Charging soldiers $200 for an extra bag on their way home for war? Really Delta?

The Anthony Weiner reveals once again the odd American obsession with the intersection of sex and politics.

Thanks to an appearance on Hardball we’ve got another story about a 47 year old law.

Terry Jones may sue the City of Dearborn for its prior restraint actions against him. And he should.

In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court has told prosecutors that they can get away with withholding evidence that clears an innocent defendant and never have to face the consequences of their action. That is an outrage.

Natural disasters in Japan have lessened the supply of pigments necessary to make black paint.

As gas and oil prices rise, the pressure is increasing to tap into the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. It’s a dumb idea.

Ron Paul is poised to win the CPAC Straw Poll. So what?

Oddly, the Democratic Party seems to be responding to the 2010 midterms by moving further left.

As the night of the State Of The Union Address approaches, the silliness in Washington has been taken up a notch.

Part two of the ongoing series blogging Mark Levin’s Liberty and Tyranny.

Constitutional ambiguity is as old as, well, it’s as old as the Constitution itself

Red States should gain 10 seats while Blue States should lose eight.

Geno Auriemma and his UConn Huskies should rightly be enormously proud of their accomplishments. But comparing them to John Wooden’s is embarrassing.

Roughly 150 years ago, the CSA was born. Is this something worthy of celebration?

As impressive as Republican gains in this week’s elections were at the national level, they were even more so in state legislative races. Which means Republicans are in position to consolidate and expand upon their recent gains.

A new study suggests that laws banning texting while driving don’t actually have any impact on accident rates.

A new projection of Congressional reapportionment shows a dramatic shift to traditionally Republican states in the South and Southwest.

Another political analyst is out with a 2010 prediction that should make Democrats very nervous.

In arguing against lifting liability caps on offshore drilling, the Wall Street Journal is arguing against both moral responsibility and the free market.

Now that the flood of oil flowing into the Gulf of Mexico from BP’s Deepwater Horizon rig has been staunched, some are arguing that the prophesied environmental catastrophe was greatly overblown.

The Department of the Interior has, unwisely and unnecessarily, reimposed the ban on deep water offshore drilling.

Barack Obama may not be doing much campaigning in the fall if recent poll numbers are any indication.

LSU is facing some potential deep cuts in its budget.

A Federal Judge in Louisiana has told the Obama Administration that it can’t ban offshore drilling in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon disaster.

Should Obama waive restrictions on international shipping, as Bush did during Katrina? It’s more complicated than you may think.