Outside the Beltway

Did you know there was another GOP debate last night? Well, you didn’t miss much.

Congressmen apparently regularly make investment moves based on the information they learn. Of course, for them it isn’t illegal.

Or, perhaps, the Perry Princple?

The real problems at Penn State aren’t just going away now that Joe Paterno is gone.

The firing of legendary Penn State football coach Joe Paterno led to a full-blown riot by outraged students.

Like some other Republicans, Rick Santorum has an odd view of the judiciary.

The Electoral College doesn’t matter in the way pundits think it does.

Despite the seeming odds against him, the Electoral College map is very favorable for President Obama.

If true, Joe Paterno’s actions in response to charges of child abuse by a coach are indefensible.

Jerry Sandusky, the longtime defensive coordinator for the Penn State football team, is being charged with eight counts of child sex abuse.

So far, Hermain Cain seems to be doing okay in the polls.

By popular demand: An assessment of the latest polling numbers.

Are America’s political parties become irrelevant?

Many of the Republican candidates for President advocate ideas that would restrict the power of the Federal Judiciary.

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor abruptly canceled a long-scheduled speech to the Wharton Business School after school officials changed the guest list.

Rick Santorum says Saturday Night Live is bullying” him  for “standing up for the traditional family.”

Now that he’s a top tier candidate, it’s hard to see how Herman Cain’s tax plan can withstand serious scrutiny.

Listing affiliation with gay activist groups hinders one’s chances of landing a job interview.

The partisan crowds like President Obama’s populist rhetoric but it seems ill-suited for his re-election strategy.

Judging them by their own manifesto, the Occupy Wall Street protesters are pretty silly people.

Parents are being arrested for sending their children to public schools outside their district.

Rick Perry’s immigration positions aren’t at all unreasonable, and that presents a problem for him inside the Republican Party.

Rick Santorum: naked partisan. (Although, really, this is more a post about the EC than it is about Santorum).

Some pundits on the right can’t seem to quit Chris Christie.

Rick Perry is still the GOP frontrunner, but his status far from secure.

Why even have an electoral college?

Allocating Electoral Votes by Congressional District is an idea whose time has come.

Republicans have a plan to wrest half of the Keystone State’s electors from Obama.

The President’s jobs push isn’t doing much to help his job approval numbers so far.

The Texas Governor was taking it from all sides at last night’s Tea Party Debate.

In five days, Rick Perry has gone from calling Social Security a “monstrous lie” to saying we need to have a conversation about fixing it.

Paul Krugman chose to mark the the 10th anniversary of September 11th with an odd blog post.

The short-lived national unity spawned by the attacks of a decade ago was re-kindled for a few hours as former presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush joined with Vice President Joe Biden to honor Flight 93.

Measuring our progress a decade after the 9/11 attacks

Mitt Romney’s jobs plan is detailed, but it doesn’t seem to be impressing anyone.

Are colleges teaching the right lessons about the 9/11 attacks?