Outside the Beltway

From Juiceboxer to arguably the most important media figure on the left.

A brilliant journalist is gone at 44.

A bloc of moderates is not coming to a Senate near you.

Free speech is not for everyone.

Mitch McConnell has had an unsurprising change of heart on the issue of Senate consideration of Supreme Court nominees in a Presidential election year.

The Wall Street Journal tries, and fails, to defend President Trump’s indefensible veto of the Congressional resolution regarding the war on Yemen.

Math rules.

Echoing the Obama Administration, the Trump Administration is arguing that it did not need Congressional authorization to attack Syria earlier this year.

Without Congressional authorization, any attack on Syria would be illegal, but don’t expect Congress to do anything about it.

Continuing a long-standard tradition, the Trump Administration claims it doesn’t need to get legal authorization to keep American troops in Syria.

With the Administration set to commit the United States to a forever war in Syria, it’s time for Congress to act.

President Trump continues his war on one of the most important guardians of American democracy.

In one of the most closely watched Special Elections in American history, the outcome turned out to be not entirely surprising.

For the third time since December,, the Federal Reserve has raised interest rates.

Chris Cillizza thinks “Rush Limbaugh totally gets Donald Trump.” I disagree.

Boldly going……..again?

My latest for War on The Rocks, “IS OBAMA REAL(IST) CONFUSED?”

Once again, some people are upset because retailers are opening on Thanksgiving Day, but that’s only because people are coming out to shop.

After the 2010 elections, several newly Republican state legislatures flirted with the idea of changing the way their state allocates Electoral Votes. The outcome of last weeks elections raises the possibility that this could happen again.

Have digital books rendered the publishing houses obsolete?

Speaker Boehner wants to delay a vote on the ISIS war until January, but any such debate will be meaningless because Congress has already abdicated responsibility.

Congress seems ready to avoid having to vote on expanded attacks against the Islamic State

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

The EPA’s new carbon rules leave much to be desired.

Far right parties are succeeding in Europe because the mainstream parties aren’t offering an alternative.

A surprisingly disappointing jobs report for December.

If Amazon gives discounts to people with children, is it acceptable to falsely claim you have a child in order to get a discount?

3.6% GDP growth in the 3rd Quarter, but the devil is in the details.

It’s the return of the most absurd meme of all time.

Jeff Bezos’s latest idea may never get off the ground, but it sure is interesting.

It may not strike most people as “fun,” but there’s nothing wrong with retailers being open on Thanksgiving Day.

China’s Communist Party has announced a significant change to the nation’s infamous “One Child” policy.

Speaker Boehner told his caucus members that he will not allow a default over the debt ceiling but don’t look for a change in strategy.

Presidents have gotten away with ignoring Congress when it comes to foreign military adventures for a very long time.

Some striking data to illustrate the role slavery played in the economy of the South.

Despite yesterday’s tragic events in San Francisco, flying by plane remains the safest way to travel.

On a slow news day, a major concession on Obamacare

Thanks to archaic state laws, you can look at cars in a Tesla showroom, but in my states you can’t but anything there.

Institutional dynamics in the US constitutional system are the key to undertstanding our current predicament.

How he went from Juicebox Mafia member to the most important young journalist in DC.

It may have made sense to subsidize rural mail delivery once, that may not longer be the case?

Some surprisingly bad economic news

It’s time to start thinking outside the box when it comes to disaster relief.

With less than a week left, the odds of a deal to avert the “Fiscal Cliff” seem longer than ever.

President Obama’s recent statements on the legalization of marijuana in Colorado and Washington are not consistent with his own Administration’s policies.

Once again, Senate Democrats are talking about filibuster reform, but will they actually follow through?

Ben Bernanke thinks doing more of the same is just what the economy needs.