Outside the Beltway

The White House’s theory of what happened in Benghazi is become less and less credible.

“Growing up in California, it was illegal for Asians to marry whites. How times have changed. I married a white DUDE.”

After three days of buildup to a “mystery speaker,” the closing night of the Republican convention featured a rambling performance by Clint Eastwood and an empty chair.

An Atlantic story on veterans returning to college is both poignant and miscast.

No, Barack Obama is not going to dump Joe Biden before the Democratic Convention.

In calling for the sequestration cuts to be delayed, Republicans are demonstrating their lack of seriousness on the issue of fiscal responsibility.

Two liberal columnists say a recent Mitt Romney ad proves he’s out of touch—and implies that he’s running a racist stealth campaign.

The Koch brothers will spend more money in this election cycle than the entire McCain campaign did in 2008.

Tom and Ray Magliozzi are retiring their “Car Talk” act after 25 years but NPR will keep the show running indefinitely by repackaging old clips.

The issue of contraception coverage and religious charities is not a new one, despite the way it may sound.

In a 24/7 media climate, there is no single presidential thought that isn’t endlessly aired and debated.

The US intelligence community has more information at its disposal than ever. Unfortunately, it can’t efficiently process it and make the necessary connections.

There seems to be very little stopping a big night for Mitt Romney next Tuesday.

The constantly changing face of Superman, the iconic comic book superhero, over the 73 years since he debuted in Action Comics #1.

Proving yet again that the plural of anecdote is not data.

Do American courts throw people in jail for failing to pay their debts? No, they don’t.

A new set of proposed Constitutional Amendments reveals that many people still don’t understand what Citizens United was about.

Rick Perry has gotten the most and best coverage thus far in the campaign. President Obama has gotten mostly negative coverage.

Rush Limbaugh, who three years ago said Mitt Romney embodied all three legs of the conservative stool today declared that Romney is not a conservative. He was right both times.

The DOJ needs to go on a low-carb diet.

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

Real news reporting has never paid for itself. But the days of it being subsidized by the local car dealer are rapidly ending.

The biggest news story of the past six weeks was something completely trivial.

Sarah Palin is smarter than Stephen Hawking — but probably not Bill Gates.

If there’s anything all sides should be able to agree on after several days of back-and-forth is that most of us didn’t really know the story.

Gil Scott-Heron, most famous “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised,” has died at 62.

Drinking large amounts of coffee may ward off prostate cancer.

A lot of people appear confused at to what the debt ceiling is and why it has to be raised.

Sunday’s announcement of the death of Osama bin Laden was the latest example of how Twitter has become the go-to source for “Breaking News.”

An aide’s compliment about the president “leading from behind” has generated controversy.

Is our current economic situation the result of massive government intervention? The Randians certainly think so.

Glenn Beck will leave his Fox News show in December.

The Supreme Court will decide whether states may jail parents who fail to make child support payments without providing them an attorney.

Michelle Malkin is unhappy about being part of joke on Wait, Wait…Don’t Tell Me.

How many Americans are really even paying attention to the actions in Libya?