Outside the Beltway

The most important leader to come out of Africa in the 20th Century, and perhaps in all of history, has died.

The Supreme Court may have just given a boost to those who want to subject online sales to the same sales taxes as in-person sales.

The Federal Exchange website seems to be functioning better, but many questions about implementation of the PPACA remain to be answered.

A third term for any of these guys? Don’t count on it.

Politics aside, the challenges to the PPACA’s birth control mandate raise important legal issues.

The Justice Department is reportedly not planning to prosecute Wikileaks founder Julian Assange in connection with the Bradley Manning case.

Republican hardliners are pushing a position on immigration that is completely out of sync with the nation as a whole.

Guess what’s coming to the dinner table.

Another government mandate that doesn’t address a real problem.

Was the Jobs Report released one month before Election Day 2012 rigged? Despite a new report, there’s no evidence to suggest that it was.

Don’t blame Dallas, or 60s era Texas conservatism, for what happened in Dallas 50 years ago,

Amazon’s new deal with the USPS offers a way out of the agency’s problems if only Congress would give up its last bit of control.

The FDA is declaring war on trans fats. That’s a bad idea on many levels.

A second Federal Court of Appeals in a week in two weeks has ruled the PPACA’s birth control mandate is unconstitutional.

The state where the same-sex marriage battle began is just days away from legalizing same-sex marriage.

Do prayers opening legislative sessions violate the First Amendment? The Supreme Court is set to decide that issue.

A 500 pound French man was denied a return flight by British Airways.

Accusations of blame are already being tossed around about why Republicans lost in Virginia, and they mirror a broader debate in the Republican Party nationally.

Chris Christie did as well as expected last night, but that’s just the beginning.

Fifty years after the Stand in the Schoolhouse door, there’s another standoff with recalcitrant states on civil rights.

Looking at Chris Christie as he interacts with voters in New Jersey offers a glimpse of just how he could succeed in a 2016 GOP nomination fight.

Daylight Savings Time ends early on Sunday. Perhaps it should never return.

The news that Obama aides discussed a change to the 2012 ticket is part of the latest Halperin/Heilemann campaign history.

Under 21 in New York City? No more smokes for you!

Could Congress actually pass some form of immigration reform before the midterms? Don’t bet on it just yet.

NSA Director General Keith Alexander really doesn’t like the idea of a free press.

Chris Christie’s decision to take a tactical retreat on the issue of same-sex marriage raises some interesting questions for 2016.

Until this weekend, Mario Cuomo had refused to watch The Godfather. He still isn’t being very fair to it.

Immigration reform may be the next big battle on Capitol Hill, but it’s going to be far different from the one that just concluded.

Mayor Booker is now Senator-Elect Booker.

Would you trust the men and women in this building?

Cory Booker has not been quite as dominant in the New Jersey Special Election as many expected, but he’s still a virtual lock to win on Wednesday.

The argument that the Roberts Court has been overly “activist” does not hold up to examination.

A little noticed rule change in the House is arguably one of the main reasons we’re in a government shutdown crisis.

So much for the most transparent Administration in history.