Outside the Beltway

The Court’s 2012-2013 term begins tomorrow morning, and there are plenty of big cases on the docket.

Questions about why the Obama administration pretended the attacks on our Embassy in Libya were a spontaneous reaction to a video rather than a coordinated terrorist attack are gaining steam.

Yet another case of breathless media reporting on academic research findings.

A wonderfully descriptive story in the New York Times Style section that’s almost surely mere anecdote being touted as trend.

The NYT stages an interesting debate on “Which Language Rules to Flout. Or Flaunt?”

The Administration’s decision to stick with the meme that the Benghazi attack was about a movie becomes more puzzling.

Should people be able to vote six weeks before Election Day?

Good journalism? Or, bad ethics?

Conservatives are suposed to be cheerleaders these days.

Public distrust of the media is at an all-time high. It’s easy to see why.

The notion that Megan McArdle is some sort of “Republican Party activist” is just nuts.

Understandably, Republicans are becoming nervous about the way things are going for Team Romney.

Mitt Romney’s campaign schedule has been oddly light recently.

In order to win, Mitt Romney needs the support of a large segment of the 47% of the populace he wrote off back in May.

The President’s poll lead has shrunk, but there are still signs of trouble for Mitt Romney.

The Occupy movement began one year ago today. It’s no surprise that it ended up being a failure.

The Romney campaign infighting is becoming public.

The Romney campaign’s critique of the President’s foreign policy record is weak, and based on bad history.

The battle over Wisconsin’s public sector union reform continues.

Several recent polls suggest that Mitt Romney is losing the advantage he had over the President on economic issues.

Ronald Reagan was leading Jimmy Carter long before the two men met in Cleveland on October 28th, 1980.

Mitt Romney still has problems with Southern whites that could pose problems for him in states like Virginia and North Carolina.

A day of protests over a film nobody has ever heard of has lead to the death of the U.S. Ambassador to Libya.

In another sign that things may not be going so well between Washington and Jerusalem, President Obama will not be meeting with Prime Minister Netanyahu when he’s in the United States.

For some reason, Paul Ryan decided to talk about school prayer this weekend.

Largely because they are resisting efforts to hold them accountable for their performance, Chicago’s teachers are leaving 400,000 students locked out of school.

Based on its recently passed platform, the Democratic Party has given up any pretense of putting civil liberties ahead of “national security.”

The Defense of Marriage Act is under challenge through a unique angle: estate taxes.

A POLITICO analysis finds that “Obama and his top campaign aides have engaged far more frequently in character attacks and personal insults than the Romney campaign.”

Obama heads into his convention in a good position, but with several potential pitfalls in his path.

General Martin Dempsey, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, sent a message to Israel last week.

Not surprisingly, Romney campaigns staffers don’t seem to want to take responsibility for Clint Eastwood’s performance last night.

After three days of buildup to a “mystery speaker,” the closing night of the Republican convention featured a rambling performance by Clint Eastwood and an empty chair.

Tonight’s convention speech is the most important speech Mitt Romney has ever given.