Outside the Beltway

The Birthright Citizenship Debate

Steven L. Taylor · Wednesday, December 11, 2024 · 29 comments

Some discussion of history, politics, and policy.

American Physicians Make a Lot of Money!

James Joyner · Wednesday, August 9, 2023 · 24 comments

They average more than any other occupation and considerably more than their European counterparts.

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Why America Can’t Build

James Joyner · Monday, May 30, 2022 · 30 comments

Are we too regulated for our own good?

Romney’s Child Welfare Plan

James Joyner · Sunday, February 7, 2021 · 19 comments

An opportunity for unity and a restoration of normal order.

Party of Grievance

Steven L. Taylor · Sunday, December 6, 2020 · 45 comments

Not of governance.

Sixteen States, Other Groups, Sue Trump Over Border Wall ‘National Emergency’

Doug Mataconis · Tuesday, February 19, 2019 · 23 comments

The lawsuits against President Trump’s “national emergency” have begun. Except more.

Larry Hogan As A 2020 GOP Challenger To Trump?

Doug Mataconis · Sunday, January 20, 2019 · 55 comments

Could Maryland Governor Larry Hogan be just the kind of Republican to challenge Trump in 2020?

Trump Administration Issues Revised Muslim Travel Ban

Doug Mataconis · Monday, March 6, 2017 · 8 comments

President Trump has issued a revised ban on travel from six predominantly Muslim nations.