Outside the Beltway

Mitt Romney is being rightfully ridiculed for trying to take credit for saving General Motors and Chrysler.

The Wall Street Journal publishes a screed aimed at those about to graduate college.

If we taught the Federalist Papers more rigorously would that lead to a shared view of the constitution?

Iran’s path to a nuclear bomb isn’t as easy as most think, Jacques Hymans argues in the current Foreign Policy.

If you agree to work for nothing, don’t complain you’re being “exploited.”

The outpouring from my Twitter stream yesterday on the news of the death of Adam Yauch, MCA of the Beastie Boys, surprised me.

The argument that Barack Obama hasn’t been vetted is simply absurd.

A series of shocking revelations about Barack Obama’s past have not changed my view of the man who’s been in the White House three-plus years.

Once upon a time, Jimmy Carter was everyone’s favorite former president. Not so much these days, especially among other former presidents.

Is Mitt Romney the least experienced major-party presidential nominee since1940?

Does the Romney campaign know the USSR doesn’t exist anymore? Of course they do, but the language they use still means something.

The Rule Of Law is incompatible with political rabble rousing

Last week, an absurd campaign became even more absurd.

We should want more voters, not less, if we actually value representaitve democracy.

Legendary musician Levon Helm is dying.

Thomas Friedman is fantasizing about Michael Bloomberg again.

The Atlantic’s Max Fisher reflects on “What America Can Learn From Norway’s Anders Breivik Trial.”

Time to prepare yourself for the incoming deluge of polling.

In reality, it probably doesn’t,

We won’t have Rick Santorum to kick around anymore.

A bill that may become law in Arizona could make your Internet comments a crime.

There’s a big hole in the latest sanctions against Iran.

Sometimes, art imitates life rather than the reverse. And sometimes reality seems stranger than fiction.

Reebok is rushing to sell Tim Tebow merchandise before its NFL rights expire. Nike is crying Foul.

The vetting process for a Vice-Presidential running mate will likely be very different with memories of the Sarah Palin debacle fresh in everyone’s mind.

Like it or not, what you do online will be of interest to someone looking to hire you.

The results of Louisiana’s primary mean a lot less than the pundits will tell you they do.

Like most endorsements, Jeb Bush’s endorsement of Mitt Romney is unlikely to have a major impact on the race.

Jim Yong Kim is an impressive man. But he’s got no background in banking, finance, or economics.