Outside the Beltway

Sounding a barbaric yawp over the streets of the world.

The octogenarian Speaker Emerita will not seek re-election.

Things may well get ugly regardless of the outcome of November’s election.

Administrations are struggling to handle the biggest wave of student protests in generations.

The Silents and Boomers have been in charge too long.

The transatlantic rejection of elite consensus that began with Brexit continues.

A longtime “Hillary Beat” reporter ruminates on what she and her candidate could have done differently in 2016.

Americans are rioting in the streets because they don’t like the outcome of a democratic election.

Trying to make sense of that which makes no sense.

David Brooks has articulated a frustration many of us share.

Americans don’t trust their government or each other. There’s no reason to hope it’ll get better.

While “fundamentals” will have more impact on choosing our next president than what happens on the campaign trail, the race itself is important.

A Republican political consultant says Hillary Clinton is in danger of losing the nomination.

MSNBC’s attempt to be the liberal Fox News isn’t working.

Ed Klein says he has “Democrat sources” who Obama wants Warren to continue his mission to “transform America into a European-style democratic-socialist state.”

A thirteen hour filibuster by Wendy Davis ran out the clock on a special session of the Texas legislature, apparently defeating an abortion bill that passed 19-10 after time expired.

Even if you trust the current occupant of the White House to exercise the powers granted to the agencies operating in secret under him, do you trust all future Presidents?

President Obama easily won re-election last night, carrying virtually all of the battleground states. Meanwhile, abortion, gay marriage, and recreational marijuana also won big.

The Occupy movement began one year ago today. It’s no surprise that it ended up being a failure.

Obama heads into his convention in a good position, but with several potential pitfalls in his path.

National Review’s Kevin Williamson has some truly bizarre advice for Mitt Romney.

Once again, the usual suspects are exploiting tragedy for political purposes.

Restaurant chain Chick-fil-A is facing criticism after its President’s comments on same-sex marriage.

All the available evidence suggest that the Occupy movement has fizzled away into virtual nothingness.