Outside the Beltway

Prosecutors as asking a Judge to dismiss all charges against Dominique Strauss-Kahn, because that’s their only option.

The signs are not good.

Under new policies, deportation efforts will be concentrated on people who pose a threat to society. It’s a sensible policy, so of course it’s being denounced.

President Obama is back on Martha’ Vineyard for a ten-day vacation. The usual suspects are upset.

What’s the bottom line in the Texas jobs discussion?

Political journalists are asking clumsy, ignorant, and intolerant questions. Film at 11.

Taking an initial look into the Texas economy.

Rick Perry may be much less than meets the eye.

While most of the Republican field was at the Iowa State Fair, Rick Perry was in South Carolina shaking up the field.

Although he didn’t get the words quite right yesterday, Mitt Romney was exactly right about corporations.

Not that there’s anything wrong with that.

Last night’s debate was definitely more combative than previous renditions.

Rick Perry’s entry into the race could quickly turn the 2012 GOP fight into a two man race.

The job approval numbers for Congress are at historic lows, but will that matter in 2012?

Rumors of Timothy Geithner’s departure from the Treasury Department may have been exaggerated.

Marvel has created an alternate universe in which Spiderman is a half-black, half-Latino teenager. Some people are angry.

One year ago, Timothy Geithner said them things about the economy he probably wishes he could take back right now.

Has a precedent been set for future requests by the President to increase the debt ceiling?

The reviews are in on the debt negotiations, and the public isn’t happy.

A somewhat surprising First Amendment decision arising out of the 2010 Elections.

Economic figures released today demonstrate clearly why the irresponsible talk surrounding the debt ceiling must end.

Christine Lagarde believes the impact could be large and global.

News that Norwegian terrorist Anders Behring Breivik was a fan of anti-Islamist sites, including Robert Spencer’s Jihad Watch and Pamela Geller’s Atlas Shrugs has opened a big can of schadenfreude.

Their mouths were moving, but nothing of substance was coming out.

Does the 10th Amendment contain the answer to the same-sex marriage debate? Not really.

In the 80’s it was yachts, today it’s private jets. The argument is the same, and it’s still without merit.

If a crisis over the national debt is averted, Oklahoma’s Tom Coburn may be the unlikely hero.

A legendary American soldier, General John Shalikashvili, has died.

Chris Christie and Rahm Emanuel are being criticized for the brusque manner they handled questions about their children’s education.

I never would have negotiated in the first place.

He’s not in the race (yet), but Rick Perry is already a top-tier 2012 candidate.

Does a family court have the authority to tell a parent to delete a blog critical of his ex-wife?

A social conservative attempts to argue that same-sex marriage is a threat to liberty, and fails miserably.

Reports of the death of the space program are greatly exaggerated.