Outside the Beltway

The State Of The Union Address was more of the same, and the same will be true of Washington going forward.

Their editor and nine colleagues dead, their offices destroyed, the newspaper is not missing a beat.

David Petraeus provided highly classified secrets to his mistress. Will he be charged?

December’s jobs growth numbers were very good, but the numbers below the headlines show that there’s still work to be done.

A man best known, perhaps, for what he didn’t do, has passed away

The Commerce Department had a Christmas present for investors, businesses, and consumers today.

President Obama criticized Sony for backing down, and said that the U.S. would respond to North Korea’s cyber attack “at a place and time we choose,”

With major theater chains having pulled out, Sony bowed to the inevitable, but now there appears to be proof that a foreign power is behind the Sony hacking attacks and threats of violence.

Vice-President Cheney’s amoral defense of torture has come to define how most conservatives view the issue, and that’s a problem.

Sony is warning the press not to publish material leaked by hackers, but it doesn’t have much of a legal leg to stand on.

The Justice Department won’t force James Risen to testify in a legal investigation, but faces a new choice in a different case.

Judging by recent polling, the President’s executive action has hardened GOP opposition to immigration reform, making progress on the issue going forward much less likely.

A dark and regrettable time in American history is finally seeing the light of day.

The GOP donor class would like the 2016 race to be short and sweet, but that’s unlikely to happen.

Many have suggested that prosecution of cases involving police misconduct should be handled by prosecutors who don’t work with local police departments on a regular basis. They’re right.

Strong jobs growth in November means that 2014 is already the best year for jobs growth since 1999.

Michael Brown’s stepfather made incendiary comments in the wake of the Grand Jury announcement, but they do not amount to a crime.

Next week, the Supreme Court will be asked to determine the line between free speech online and criminal threats

A not unexpected decision from the Grand Jury that investigated the Michael Brown shooting.

A surprising change at the top of the military’s civilian chain of command.

Once again, a Federal Judge has barred New Jersey’s effort to legalize sports betting based on Federal law. it’s time for the Federal Government to get out of the way on this issue.

You thought the American combat role in Afghanistan would end on December 31st? Think again.

The White House is now leaking out details of what seems like an inevitable decision by the President. How it plays out politically, though, is the big question.

There’s not much good news in the initial review of September’s fence jumping incident at the White House.

Vatican politics is older than American politics, and can be just as entertaining.

Civil asset forfeiture gives “highway robbery” a whole new meaning.

Americans have wildly distorted understandings of the society around them.

Another mostly good, but not great, jobs report.

Increasing the minimum wage proved to be popular at the ballot box Tuesday, unsurprisingly, However, it did not help Democrats on the same ballot.

The results of the 2014 midterms should teach us some lessons about how to handle and evaluate polling.

Two Duke University academics make an incredibly weak, ultimately unpersuasive, argument in favor of eliminating midterm elections by changing the length of Congressional terms.

Early numbers seem to suggest that it depends on which state you’re looking at.

Important numbers in recent polling suggest big problems for Democrats on Tuesday.

Politicians on both sides of the aisle like to tell people they’re just “average Americans,” but they’re lying and the American people seem to have figured out that they’re lying.

Facing a tough re-election battle, Kansas Senator Pat Roberts is engaging in abject fearrmongering.

Things are looking good for the GOP to take over the Senate, but there are still several right races that could tip the balance one way or the other.

A Google Executive jumps from the edge of space, breaking a record.

What if the Grand Jury investigating the Michael Brown shooting fails to indict Officer Darren Wilson? We may find out if newly leaked evidence is accurate.

The passing of a true legend in American journalism.

Despite conventional wisdom, there remains little incentive for the GOP to change its position on immigration reform.

New York State’s gun law takes rights away from nearly 35,000 people without any due process whatsoever.

For the ninth time since 1974, the next Governor of Maine will likely be elected with less than 50% of the vote.

The president is frustrated.

Rich guys are backing organizations that are taking over traditional party functions. Is that a problem?

The Roberts court has been very good on First Amendment issues, but it needs to address the First Amendment issue right outside its front windows.