Outside the Beltway

Thomas Piketty’s Capital in the 21st Century is making quite a splash.

Contrary to popular belief, eyewitness testimony is often quite unreliable.

The anti-vaccination movement has earned a dubious achievement, the return of a disease that was effectively eradicated 15 years ago.

The bloom is off the rose, but Chris Christie could still be a strong candidate in 2016.

Market Watch presents this infographic of “the most and least expensive states to live in the U.S.

It’s a bit too early for Republicans to be celebrating that Senate majority that so many people are predicting.

Cliven Bundy still has his defenders among the hardcore right, but many people have joined Kentucky’s junior Senator in throwing Cliven Bundy under the bus

Continuing the discussion from earlier this week on hate crimes.

The removal of chemical weapons from Syria is nearly complete. Does Obama deserve credit for that?

Who watches Sunday morning talk shows anymore?

Adding paywalls isn’t stopping the decline of the newspaper industry.

Chelsea Clinton is pregnant, and once again America’s political pundits are making fools of themselves.

New York has joined nine other states and the District of Columbia to vote to for an Electoral College bypass.

Interactions between consumers and businesses online are starting to have an impact on the legal system.

A partial victory, but a victory nonetheless.

Thanks to Edward Snowden, the Washington Post and the Guardian are Pulitzer Prize winners.

The editorial board of the nation’s newspaper of record laments a quarter century-old trend.

We should expect to pay more for the least undesirable seats.

The Democratic field for 2016 is frozen in place waiting for the presumptive frontrunner to make a decision.

March’s Jobs Report was about as uplifting as the numbers in the past.

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.