Outside the Beltway

Fifth Amendment? They don’t need no Fifth Amendment, apparently.

After many ballyhooed glitches, 7 million Americans have signed up for ObamaCare. Now what?

Was there ever a more tepid endorsement than “Joe Scarborough for President? Sure, Why Not?”

There are lots of different ways of looking at the situation in Ukraine—historical, game theoretical, and interpersonal perspectives.

The president went there.

Does one Special Election in Florida tells us anything about nationwide trends? Probably not.

Calling anyone a front-runner in a race where we’re still two years away from anyone casting votes is silly. Nonetheless, Rand Paul is an interesting guy to watch for those wondering if the GOP has actually changed.

Veteran newsman Garrick Utley has died from prostate cancer at the age of 74.

If something is going to be done about an out of control National Security State, it’ll be because the American people demand it.

Another Circuit Court finds that the Second Amendment protects a right to carry a weapon in public.

The bizarre conservative love affair with Vladimir Putin continues.

The beginning of the end of an era.

Michael Sam is gay.It didn’t matter to his University of Missouri teammates. Will it matter to the NFL?

Tan, rested, ready, Biden in 2016?

A CBO report on the Affordable Care Act is getting a polarized reading.

Demand for mid-range goods and services seems to be on the decline.

Oscar-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman is reportedly dead of a drug overdose at the age of 46.

Most Americans now see America’s decade of war as a failure.

The House GOP leadership’s principles are a good start, but it’s unclear if they can make it past the anti “amnesty” crowd that seems to dominate the GOP.

Some good news, but also plenty of reason to worry about the future.

Gizmodo’s Brian Barrett explains “Why the South Fell Apart in the Snow.”

Dinesh D’Souza has been indicted by a federal grand jury for being incredibly stupid.

Wonkblog’s founder is leaving the Washington Post to start a new media outlet of his own.

Dr. Alexandros Petersen, a scholar of Eurasian energy and a former colleague at the Atlantic Council, was killed in a bomb blast in Kabul.

Many of America’s great writers were alcoholics.

At least initially, Chris Christie did what he needed to do to address a story that threatens to overwhelm his political future.

Will a couple closed lanes on the George Washington Bridge end up being a problem for New Jersey’s Chris Christie going forward?

A new book by former SecDef Robert Gates is making political waves in Washington power circles, but will it matter to ordinary Americans?

There are some signs that there may be room to strike a deal on the extension of unemployment benefits, but it’s likely to require some drama on Capitol Hill before it happens.

An excellent argument for immigration reform can be found in the case of one Californian named Sergio Garcia.

The latest news on the marijuana legalization front has led David Brooks and others to go into a completely pathetic panic.

A Federal Judge in New York upholds, for the most part, that state’s new gun control law.

The “paper of record” joins the call for some kind of deal with Edward Snowden.

Has Speaker Boehner breathed new life into immigration reform in the House? Maybe.

The New York Times Benghazi report raises as many questions as it purports to answer.