Outside the Beltway

There’s a lot we still don’t know about what happened in Boston, so maybe it’s time to stop speculating.

Tragedy in Boston.

The Supreme Court has ducked an opportunity to expand the holdings in D.C. v. Heller

The artist known as Kid Rock endorsed Mitt Romney but now says he’s “embarrassed to be a Republican.” Because of their stance on paperless tickets, naturally.

Are we heading toward an era where a diagnosis of mental illness becomes an instrument for state oppression?

Keeping guns out of the hands of dangerous people while protecting individual liberty isn’t easy.

A case from Missouri provides an excellent example of why it matters that states forbid people who love each other from being married.

A Fox News reporter may go to jail for refusing to reveal a source. Should journalists have an absolute testimonial privilege?

A Federal Judge has stepped into a Culture War minefield, but that doesn’t mean he’s wrong.

The American people no longer seem to care if their political leaders are divorced.

The days of free news on the Internet may be coming to an end.

The Defense Of Marriage Act didn’t fare very well during today’s Supreme Court oral arguments.

Passengers may soon be able to use approved electronic devices during all phases of airplane flights.

The Iraq War did significant damage to the legacy of the Republican Party.

AP has won round 1 in a case against Meltwater that would severely limit the Fair Use concept in commercial cases.

The Judicial Confirmation process needs to be fixed.

David Ranta spent 23 years in jail because of lying witnesses and corrupt police.

Matt Yglesias has a smart push-back against the lamentations of the decline of journalism.

The final release of President Lyndon Johnson’s tape recordings reveals a bizarre plot.

The New York Post reports that Today host Matt Lauer is the leading contender to replace Alex Trebek on Jeopardy.

Is the answer to the same-sex marriage debate as simple as getting the government out of the marriage business, or is it more complicated?

Habemus Papam

The D.C. Circuit now has four vacancies out of eleven seats.

Rand Paul’s filibuster has made him a darling among conservatives but it may not last.

Rand Paul’s filibuster is one that all American’s should thank him for that.

The White House is backing an effort to overturn a bizarre ruled recently enacted by the Library of Congress