Outside the Beltway

Ilya Shapiro asks, “If luxury stadiums were hugely profitable, why would the savvy businessmen who own the teams let the politicians in on the windfall?”

A surprisingly short sentence in a case that caused a nationwide sensation.

Yesterday, Cory Booker committed the rookie mistake of saying what was on his mind.

Innocent people have gone to jail, and some of them are still sitting there.

A new poll finds that adding Chris Christie to the ticket would fail to deliver New Jersey to the Republicans.

Recall elections in a hyper-partisan atmosphere are not a good thing.

Nicholas Katzenbach, a central figure in the civil rights fights of the 1960s, has died.

Is Mitt Romney the least experienced major-party presidential nominee since1940?

A Federal Court rejects an effort to significantly expand the application of a law designed to target computer hacking.

We may have Rick Santorum to deal with in 2016.

Keep that gift card in your wallet too long and the government may come for it.

When will Santorum bow to the inevitable?

The US Supreme Court ruled today that police can strip search anyone they decide to arrest for anything for any reason.

Rick Santorum won Louisiana last night, but he’s still going to lose the race for the nomination.

Mitt Romney won big in Illinois last night, and moved a big step closer to wrapping this race up.

Joe Biden got a little braggadocious last night.

Dharun Ravi was convicted of bias intimidation toward Tyler Clementi. It’s not at all clear that he should have been.

There is no Republican savior out there.

Another Federal Court rules in favor of marriage equality, and the biggest news is how unsurprising the outcome of the case is.

When it comes to same-sex marriage, the right is fighting a losing battle.

An object lesson in celebrity worship from the State of New Jersey.

This action raises two questions in my mind about Governor Christie.

Things aren’t all sunshine and roses for the Obama 2012 campaign.

Sarah Palin isn’t running for President, and she hasn’t officially endorsed anyone, but that hasn’t stopped her from putting her thumb on the scale.

The race in South Carolina is going down to the wire.

Higher gas prices in the spring could have an impact on the economy, and the election.

Ten hours later, the candidates seemed more combative than they had been the night before.

Facing his own Tea Party challenge, Richard Lugar reminds Republicans of an uncomfortable truth.

South Carolina governor Nikki Haley becomes the latest Tea Party darling to back Mitt Romney.

No, some mythical candidate will not swoop in and save the day for the Republican Party.

The firing of legendary Penn State football coach Joe Paterno led to a full-blown riot by outraged students.

If true, Joe Paterno’s actions in response to charges of child abuse by a coach are indefensible.