Outside the Beltway

Important numbers in recent polling suggest big problems for Democrats on Tuesday.

Politicians on both sides of the aisle like to tell people they’re just “average Americans,” but they’re lying and the American people seem to have figured out that they’re lying.

Kentucky Senator Rand Paul continues to challenge Republican orthodoxy on foreign policy, and that’s a good thing.

Mandatory quarantines are a massive violation of personal liberty. We ought to be careful in how, when, and why we impose them and who they are directed toward.

Facing a tough re-election battle, Kansas Senator Pat Roberts is engaging in abject fearrmongering.

The Koch Brothers are putting money behind an effort to reform a part of the legal system that is ignored far too often.

The City of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho will not force two Christian ministers to open their wedding chapel business to same-sex wedding ceremonies.

Things are looking good for the GOP to take over the Senate, but there are still several right races that could tip the balance one way or the other.

After an avalanche of negative commentary, the Governors of New York and New Jersey have modified their policy regarding quarantining people returning from west Africa.

The first person to be quarantined under the new policy announced by New York and New Jersey is raising concerns about the way she was treated, and whether the policy is even the right idea.

A Google Executive jumps from the edge of space, breaking a record.

It’s been three months, but there’s been no action on the lawsuit that the House of Representatives said it was filing against President Obama.

A surprise move from Governors Christie and Cuomo that sounds like a good idea but may not be as effective, or legal, as it sounds.

A new outbreak, or hopefully just an isolated case.

What if the Grand Jury investigating the Michael Brown shooting fails to indict Officer Darren Wilson? We may find out if newly leaked evidence is accurate.

Who should own antiquity?

The passing of a true legend in American journalism.

Despite conventional wisdom, there remains little incentive for the GOP to change its position on immigration reform.

As usual, politicians and pundits are helping to create a climate of fear and concern about Ebola that is not justified by the facts.

New York State’s gun law takes rights away from nearly 35,000 people without any due process whatsoever.

A collision between marriage equality and religious liberty, but it seems clear that religious liberty should win this one.

For the ninth time since 1974, the next Governor of Maine will likely be elected with less than 50% of the vote.

The Roberts court has been very good on First Amendment issues, but it needs to address the First Amendment issue right outside its front windows.

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

The start of a trend? Probably.

A new report from the New York Times confirms the adage that, in war, the first casualty is the truth.

A national sandwich chain makes its employees sign a very restrictive covenant not to compete. It’s probably not enforceable.

MSNBC’s attempt to be the liberal Fox News isn’t working.

Democrats are starting to worry that low turnout could turn a good year for the GOP into a very good year.

Bill Scher examines “How Republicans Lost the Culture War.”

The numbers don’t lie.

Mike Huckabee is threatening to leave the GOP if the party backs down on same-sex marriage. He’s bluffing.

Remember the border crisis? Yea, it’s not much of a crisis these days.

The Supreme Court has given the GOP a way out of a battle that they are going to lose anyway.

The die is cast.

After a disappointing August, the jobs report for September showed the same good numbers we’ve seen for much of 2014.

While the battle for the Senate remains up in the air, the Republican majority in the House remains secure.

The nation’s newspaper of record is slashing its reporting team.

Newly released documents reveal that Henry Kissinger wanted to attack Cuba in the mid-1970s.

The Supreme Court has issued a stay that will allow changes to Ohio’s early voting law to remain in effect for this year’s election. That was the correct decision.