Outside the Beltway

The arguments in favor of major changes in the way we elect our President are unpersuasive.

President Obama had some prominent liberal journalists over for coffee.

A recent poll has Obama and Romney tied among women. Another gives Obama a 33 point edge.

No, the electoral college does not encourage the candidates to pay special attention to the small states.

We could be headed for another extremely close election where the Electoral Vote and the Popular Vote disagree with each other.

Another loss in the Federal Courts for the Defense Of Marriage Act.

A Bangladeshi man was arrested yesterday in New York for an apparent plot to bomb Federal Buildings. The entire plot was an FBI sting operation.

Once again, it seems necessary to debunk some commonly believed myths about polling.

The worst elements among the Syrian rebels seem to be the ones getting the arms.

Mitt Romney continues to benefit from the first Presidential Debate, but will that last past the second debate?

Last night’s Vice-Presidential debate was combative, but is unlikely to have a major impact on the race for President.

Romney’s post-debate surge is being picked up in swing state polls, but will it be enough?

Yet another in a long line of critiques of the electoral college.

Mitt Romney’s speech at VMI today was billed as a major foreign policy address, but it was incredibly light on substance.

It’s no wonder partisans can’t agree with each other when they can’t even agree what the facts are.

The Afghanistan War is officially eleven years old today.

Expectations are high for Paul Ryan heading in to Thursday’s Vice-Presidential debate. That’s not necessarily a good thing.

Mitt Romney has gotten a bump in the polls from Wednesday debate, but it’s still too early to say if it means anything.

Mitt Romney won the debate last night, but it’s not at all clear that this will matter at all.

Iran’s currency has collapsed and there are riot police in the streets of Teheran. It appears the sanctions may just be working after all.

Seriously, how did this guy ever get elected to Congress?

A five year old “shocking” video of President Obama speaking to a group of African-American ministers proves to be not very shocking at all.

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.