Outside the Beltway

Whether Republicans like it or not, Mitt Romney was the best candidate they had in 2012.

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

The Libertarian Party’s Presidential candidate could prove decisive in determining who wins the Electoral College.

Depending on what time you watched any of last night’s proceedings in Charlotte, you got a very different experience.

The GOP (and our politics in general) will not be healed until there is an honest assessment of what government is (and is not).

Jeb Bush continues to speak the truth on the GOP’s position on immigration issues. Sadly, his fellow Republicans aren’t listening.

Though still just a Tropical Storm, Isaac has the potential to be as dangerous as Hurricane Katrina.

Tropical Storm Isaac won’t be as much of a danger to Tampa as feared, but it’s still having an impact. That’s all because of bad scheduling ideas.

Heading into the party conventions, the Presidential race is as close as ever.

It’s been two months since the President has taken questions from the reporters who cover him.

Rob Portman, Bob McDonnell, and Brian Sandoval yield the biggest Electoral College advantage.

Mitt Romney faces an uphill battle in trying to get to that magic number of 270 Electoral Votes.

Andrew Hacker argues that, while quantitative skills are “critical for informed citizenship and personal finance,” making kids master algebra to graduate high school has disastrous consequences.

What is wrong with us?

Another study shows that voter ID laws negatively affect a lot of Americans.

Another poll demonstrates the serious problems that the GOP has with Latino voters.

Were the Colonists wrong to toss aside the British Empire so casually?

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

A Fortune Magazine investigation puts a new spin on Operation Fast And Furious, but questions still remain.

There’s no evidence that Fast & Furious, whatever it was, was a conspiracy to lobby for tighter gun control laws.

The election is about the economy. The economy is awful. Yet the incumbent still holds a slight lead.

America’s Drug War has caused more problems for Mexico than Fast & Furious ever will.

Mitt Romney continues to trail the President very badly among Latino voters. That could be a big problem in November.

Issa, Holder, and a little Madison.

The conspiracy theories regarding Fast And Furious are simply not believable, but that doesn’t mean the matter shouldn’t be investigated.

Fast and furious, or a lot of sound and fury signifying not too much?

The stage is set for a showdown between the Executive and Legislative Branches.

The dispute between the Justice Department and the House of Representatives just became a bigger deal.

Mitt Romney’s confrontational approach to Russia makes no sense.

The largest group of immigrants to the United States doesn’t come from south of the border anymore.

If the Department of Justice does not fully comply with Congressional subpoenas, then there seems to be no alternative other than holding the Attorney General in contempt.

In, “Squeezing out the doctor,” The Economist looks at the future of medicine and sees a declining role for physicians.

Yet more evidence that this is shaping up to be a very close election.

Cave quid dicis, quando, et cui.