Outside the Beltway

Congress has found Eric Holder to be in contempt. I am not entirely sure what that accomplishes.

Chief Justice Roberts sided with a majority in upholding the individual mandate and, indeed, all but some trivial portions of the Affordable Care Act.

Does talent spawn growth? Or does growth attract talent?

Men who graduate elite universities earn an additional $107,000 lifetime. It costs $234,440 to get a Yale degree.

At least one law student needs a refresher course in the First Amendment.

From one Nobel Peace Prize winner to another.

Byron York reacts to a CNNMoney story titled “Government wants more people on food stamps” by snarking, “And Democrats reacted angrily when Gingrich called Obama ‘food stamp president.'”

Are the Stuxnet and Flame attacks the opening shots in a dangerous new era of secret war?

With the Supreme Court’s decision imminent, many supporters of the PPACA are starting to second guess the Obama Administration’s legal strategy.

David Chan has eaten at more than 6000 Chinese restaurants. He says the best are all in California and most opened in the last decade.

Another local official wants to join the War On Big Soda.

We don’t know what the Supreme Court will have to say about the Affordable Care Act, but their decision is already being attacked.

Mitt Romney’s confrontational approach to Russia makes no sense.

Jeffrey Goldberg asks, “What if Mitt Romney were Jewish?”

After a nine week trial, Roger Clemens was acquitted of perjury charges this afternoon. What that means for his future in the world of baseball is unclear.

Americans should be thankful when our presidents take time off.

Several conservatives are touting a poll that purports to show a 22 point drop in support for Obama by Jewish voters in New York. Is it believable?

If not Hillary Clinton or Joe Biden, who might the Democrats have to choose from in 2016?

Public opinion of the Supreme Court has declined in recent years. But It’s not because of anything the Court did.

Jonathan Chait makes an astute observation about the media’s role in meme generation.

The President’s Cabinet is less a Team Of Rivals and more a Team Of Managers.

While the news media is focused on sixteen battleground states, the professionals running the Obama and Romney campaigns are focused on a much narrower list.

In an ideal world, today’s Recall Election in Wisconsin would not even be legally possible.

New York’s Governor is proposing a change in the law that could spare thousands of people a year from an unnecessary trip through the legal system.

Another sign this morning that the economic has been slowing, and may be contracting.

The factors influencing Russian policy in Syria are many, and some of them are quite ancient.

The president has come a long way from his days as a “liberal law professor who campaigned against the Iraq war.”

As societal attitudes change, what counts as an insult so bad you can sue someone over it also changes.

The first shots have been fired in cyberspace. How will it end?