Outside the Beltway

Will Joe Biden be on the podium with Barack Obama at the 2012 Democratic convention, or will there be a new running mate?

A rider in a protest against motorcycle helmet laws crashed his motorcycle and died from head injuries he would have survived had he been wearing a helmet.

A few liberal law professors say Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg should resign now so President Obama can pick her successor.

The New York Times keeps digging up new facts about yesterday’s shocking reversal in the Dominque Strauss-Kahn case.

Further thoughts on Dominique Strauss-Kahn and our justice system.

Remember Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the arrogant French aristocrat whose career was ended by a courageous chambermaid, shedding light on a corrupt social system? A funny thing happened on the way to the slammer.

Not exactly an example of moral leadership.

Barack Obama’s leadership style may be his undoing.

Tim Pawlenty’s foreign policy speech shows him siding with the hawks, and joining in the neocon distortion of Reagan’s legacy.

Alabama youth choir gets hand slapped for impromptu rendition of the national anthem.

One foreign policy analyst argues that President Obama should look to Nixon’s Vietnam withdrawal strategy for ideas on Afghanistan.

The odds of history are against Michele Bachmann.

A former opponent of same-sex marriage admits he was wrong.

Another major campaign finance case from the Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court struck down a ban on the sale of violent video games to children, a victory for the First Amendment and parental authority.

160 million girls are “missing” owing to selective abortion and cultural preferences for male children.

The venerable Brooks Brothers is getting into the college apparel business, selling sweaters and polos for Boston College; the U.S. Naval Academy, Auburn, Cornell, Harvard, New York, Ohio State, Princeton, Stanford, and Vanderbilt Universities and the Universities of Alabama, Georgia, Notre Dame and Virginia.

The passage of a new same-sex marriage law has Democrats talking about Andrew Cuomo.

A victory for marriage equality in the Empire State.

On paper, Jon Huntsman looks like a great General Election candidate. The problem is it seems impossible for him to win the GOP nomination.

President Obama came close to endorsing same-sex marriage last night, but stopped short yet again

Recent polls seem to indicate a shift in public opinion in a more libertarian direction.

When everyone can record video at any time and post it for all the world to see, is there such a thing as privacy anymore?

Daily Show host Jon Stewart spent 15 minutes on yesterday’s Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace trying to explain why he thinks Fox is a propaganda machine.

When one runs for president, it is assumed that one has a shot at one’s home state. Some of the GOP hopefuls, however, look more like unfavorite sons (and daughters).

The race for the GOP nomination is taking shape.

Good riddance to Anthony Weiner. But what makes him so special?

Our long national nightmare is nearly over.

The Obama Administration tells Congress that it doesn’t need to comply with the War Powers Act because the Act does not apply to the mission in Libya.

The ISI appears to have shown a special interest in informants that helped the CIA find bin Laden.

The debate format was the biggest loser last night, but there were a few memorable moments in New Hampshire.

Despite the disdain for him on the the hard right, Mitt Romney is the man to beat right now in the race for the GOP nomination.