Outside the Beltway

Does learning that entertainers are bad people retroactively ruin their art?

The new President of the National Rifle Association has a new theory to explain mass shootings, but there’s no basis for believing it’s accurate.

The inventor of New Journalism has died of unknown causes.

Rest in Peace, Lois Lane.

Does the administration know what it is doing?

The tragedy of Bill Cosby lies not in the downfall of a man once known as “America’s Dad,” but in the fact that a man who was, in fact, a sexual predator was allowed to evade justice for far too long.

Whether they like it or not, Republican candidates in the midterms will have to run with the albatross of Donald Trump around their necks.

The Director of ‘One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest’ and ‘Amadeus,’ both of which won the Academy Award for Best Picture, has died at the age of 86.

The Marvel superhero film passed ‘Titanic’ in US ticket sales. Unless we adjust for inflation. Which we absolutely should.

Fred Kaplan fails to make the case for buying an ultra-high definition TV right now.

The actor best known for his run on M*A*S*H died Saturday after a battle with colon cancer.

Is it legal for retail businesses to restrict gun sales based on age? The short answer appears to be yes.

Salary-based definitions distort the conversation. And lifestyle-based definitions are a moving target.

Some thoughts on the biggest Marvel blockbuster yet. [Modest spoilers]

An emerging technology will take “fake news” to a whole new level.

If a law enforcement officer with 30 years of experience can’t stop an active school shooter, what makes anyone think a teacher with a gun can?

Dodge is facing controversy this morning for using the words of Martin Luther King Jr. in a Super Bowl commercial, but they’re not the only party who may have some questions to answer.

Is it time to reexamine Presidential authority to launch a nuclear strike?

Hugh Hefner, who became both a cultural icon and a catalyst and reflector of vast social changes, has died at the age of 91.

A loss for the world of comedy.

R.I.P., Caped Crusader

Roger Moore, who played James Bond for a longer period and in more films than any other actor to date, has died at the age of 89.

When a prominent political scientist committed suicide yesterday, I was deeply struck by how much he was like not only me but most of the people in my professional circle.

Another step toward making it easier to cut the cord.

Another television icon has passed away.

A long-standing staple of American culture will soon be no more.

Rest in Peace, Princess. May the Force be with you.

It seems as though 2016 has taken many more celebrities lives than past years.

Rest In Peace, Mrs. Brady.

In which I use a lot of words to say hello.

A drought that began when Theodore Roosevelt was President has finally come to an end.

A skilled comedian and unlikely leading man has passed away at the age of 83.

The creator of some of the most popular television programming of the 1970s has passed away at the age of 81.

“Tom, can you get me off the hook? For old times’ sake?”

“Can’t do it, Sally.”

You’ll be happy, Star Wars fans. And, don’t worry, no spoilers here.

Perhaps not surprisingly, the newest film in the Star Wars saga is breaking all kinds of records.

Remembering a legend on the 100th anniversary of his birth.

Happy Thanksgiving! Don’t forget to start a political fight with your family!

In the wake of the attacks in Paris, some people have argued that American solidarity with France, in contrast to seeming disregard for tragedy elsewhere, is something we should feel bad about. That argument is ridiculous.

Boldly going……..again?

A man with one of the more unique political and personal resumes in recent memory has passed away.