Outside the Beltway

President Obama wants a million hybrid cars on the road by 2015. That’s easier said than done.

The GOP contenders are starting the regular ritual of decided how to navigate our rather odd nomination process.

Is it reasonable to state that countries with less guns are more likely to become tyrannical than countries with more guns?

Mitt Romney sought to clarify his pro-life bona fides yesterday. But, will it matter?

With so many Republicans wringing their hands over the 2012 field, one name that keeps popping up as a possible game changer is Texas Governor Rick Perry.

Sarah Palin has commissioned a film to bolster her reputation. This is very intriguing on a number of levels.

The GOP doesn’t have a charismatic superstar waiting in the wings. That’s okay.

I get the impression that a lot of people don’t even know what “the 1967 borders” are or why they tend to be considered the logical point of departure for any type of peace negotiations.

Canada is much friendlier than the United States with regard to immigration.

Willie Nelson is torn between Gary Johnson and Dennis Kucinich.

When one realizes that Trump is basically a brand, rather than anything else, his PR foray into politics makes more sense.

Texas Congressman Ron Paul, who will enter the Presidential race tomorrow, says he wouldn’t have tried to have Osama bin Laden killed.

I’ve begun to wonder about the future of U. S. security policy. This isn’t a serious analytical post; it’s just what I call “musing”—committing disorganized thoughts to writing.

The state of Arizona is seeking donations for construction of the border fence.

David Simon on the drug war, the underclass, and America’s seamy underbelly.

Roger Ebert lays the smack down on the Atlas Shrugged film — but not for the reasons you’d think.

Stephen Walt doesn’t expect Obama’s foreign policy to change along with the names on the org chart.

Prejudice and negative attitudes towards obese individuals is becoming a global norm, not just an American phenomenon.

Former New Mexico governor Gary Johnson is running for president.

There’s still time for Sarah Palin to burnish her political reputation. But she probably won’t.

It’s understandable that the President feels defensive about gas prices, but that’s no excuse for trying to sell the public a bill of goods.

Egypt takes another step towards constitutional reform.

Haley Barbour is making all the moves toward a 2012 Presidential run, but his stand on immigration issues could pose a problem in the Republican primaries.

Ron Paul has won the CPAC straw poll for a second straight year. But YAF has voted him off its board over his opposition to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

The blogging of Mark Levin’s magnum opus continues.

Once again, the frontrunners for the 2012 GOP nomination aren’t looking very good at all.

The last thing that Haiti needed was for a former dictator to return, but that’s exactly what has happened.

150 years ago, President-Elect Abraham Lincoln was presented with a chance to avert Civil War. He passed it up, and we should be glad that he did.

House Republicans want to do away with the increasing number of “czars” in the White House.

Cory Booker, Michael Bloomberg, and Chris Christie have been in the news this week due to the political fallout over their handling of the East Coast blizzard.

A capsule look at the world situation as 2010 draws to a close.

The Presidency has lost the aura of mystique that used to surround it, and that’s a good thing.

Bernie Sanders took to the floor of the Senate yesterday to rail against President Obama’s tax cut deal. It was history in the making, but it’s not clear that it actually accomplished anything.

What will Republicans think of a candidate for President who admitted to smoking marijuana as recently as two years ago?