Outside the Beltway

“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.

A Federal Judge has ruled that the copyright to ‘Happy Birthday To You’ has been invalid for at least the past eighty years.

A true legend has passed.

So does this mean Big Bird will show up on Game Of Thrones?

A company you probably thought had died off years ago filed for bankruptcy protection yesterday.

Chris Christie says he would ignore states that have legalized marijuana if he became President. Fortunately, he will most likely never be President.

A Federal Judge has uphold a Patent Office ruling revoking the Redskins Trademarks on the ground that they are “disparaging” toward Native Americans.

The Confederate Flag needs to be removed from official places of honor, but do we really need to worry about reruns of The Dukes of Hazzard?

Marine special operations forces have called themselves “Raiders” for years. Now it’s official.

It’s getting easier and easier to cut the cord.

The Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Muslim woman who was refused a job because of her hijab.

“Chewie, we’re rich.”

Leonard Nimoy, the actor who became a household name as Mr. Spock with the “Star Trek” television series and movies, has died at 83.

Decision rules matter.

Jon Stewart is stepping down as the host of Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” after sixteen years.

I don’t Think that Means What you Think it Means (Huckabee Edition)

Opening crawl of 1977 version

Reversing a previous decision, Sony will allow The Interview to be screened in a small number of theaters.

In the wake of the Senate Intelligence Committee’s report on C.I.A. torture, some have suggested that eight years of Jack Bauer helped make torture more acceptable to the American public.

Hackers who have divulged embarrassing secrets from deep within Sony Pictures are now threatening violence if a film about a plot to kill Kim Jong Un is released.

Today is a day for turkey and football, not a day for politics.

One day after HBO, CBS announces its own streaming service. And the future approaches just a little bit faster.

Frank Foer proclaims, “Amazon Must Be Stopped. It’s too big. It’s cannibalizing the economy.”

The classic “Tom and Jerry” cartoons of the 1940s and 1950s come with a “racial prejudice” warning from Amazon.

There is apparently such a thing as too Jewish.

The summer of 2014 was the worst Hollywood has seen since Bill Clinton was President. It’s pretty easy to figure out why.

AV Club produces an impressive overview of the entire Trek franchise.