Outside the Beltway

One of the nation’s papers of record is changing owners for the first time in 80 years.

Alex Rodriguez and 12 other Major League Baseball players were suspended today for PED use. Rodriguez is the only one vowing to fight the suspension.

A business move that signals the continuing death of the newspaper industry.

The DMV experience sucks just as much if you’re Tim Geithner.

Another legal setback for Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s crusade to regulate what New York City residents can eat and drink.

Bradley Manning was acquitted of the most serious charge against him, but is still likely to spend most of his life in prison.

Gay bars around the world are banning Russian vodka to protest the lack of gay rights in that country.

The US backed Egyptian government is massacring supporters of the ousted democratically elected government.

ABC News selectively edited their interview with Juror B29 to give a false impression of what she said.

Chris Christie waded into the debate going on in the GOP over foreign policy. His comments were less than helpful to say the least.

Conservatives are doing what they criticized JournoList for doing—even though JournoList didn’t.

We’ve still got a long way to go.

A major ruling on recognition of same-sex marriages out of Ohio.

To maintain growth China needs to consider its priorities.

Apparently, there was a culture clash at the Grey Lady.

A Federal Judge wasn’t very pleased when Administration lawyers told her that she doesn’t have jurisdiction to hear a lawsuit over the President’s drone policy.

Potential trouble for Virginia’s Republican nominee for Governor.

Forbes wins the day with “Phil Mickelson Wins British Open—And California Taxes It.”

What can an incident at an elite New York party ten years ago tell us about race in America?

Three years after joining The New York Times, Nate Silver is jumping ship to Disney’s ESPN and ABC.

Once again, a Federal Court rules that the First Amendment rules does not protect a reporter from being compelled to reveal sources or the results of an investigation.

In a move that was perhaps inevitable, the City of Detroit has filed for Bankruptcy Court protection.

Some thoughts on a decade old video in which Samantha Power speculates on actions to take against an unfolding genocide.

David Bosco wonders, “Why is the United Nations Ambassador in the Cabinet?”

President Obama has appointed a lot of donor’s and supporters to plumb Ambassadorial slots. That’s not at all unusual.

The Senate may be headed for an historic confrontation today if an 11th hour deal isn’t reached.

Low voter priorities and the natural tendency of the media to move on to the next big story meant that gun control was not going to be a top political issue for long.

The Oval Office Address, once a common tool of the Presidency, has been in declining use of late.

Certain aspects of Egyptian civic life have improved rapidly in the wake of the military coup, raising at least some questions about the events leading up to it.

Harry Reid is supposedly making another run at filibuster reform.