Outside the Beltway

If you want to understand contemporary politics, the last thing you should do is reference an Andrew Sorkin project.

For better or worse, the attack in Boston is likely to have an impact on the immigration reform debate.

The man who changed the way Americans viewed newspapers, just before newspapers themselves began getting pushed aside by technology, has died at the age of 89.

The odds that any of the Senators who voted no on Manchin/Toomey will pay a political price for doing so is low.

Famous people may die sooner than the rest of us. Then again, they may not.

Yesterday was not a good day for the Cable “News” Network.

If you expose your breasts in rural Georgia but have a penis, jailers are liable to think you’re a dude and make fun of you.

A bipartisan commission of elder statesmen confirms what we’ve known for years.

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.