Outside the Beltway

Jon Huntsman put on a brave face last night, but he’s really got nowhere to go from here.

The Republican candidates for President have apparently forgotten that this guy was their party’s nominee twice.

Herman Cain’s initial response to the allegations made yesterday leaves much to be desired.

Is public dissatisfaction with Obama also a cry for a conservative revolution?

Contrary to popular belief, college athletes graduate at a much higher rate than other students.

Byron York argues that the lesson of Rick Perry’s candidacy is “Think before you run.”

Some actual political science suggests that being an overweight male candidate may not be a negative for voters.

Why talk to boring experts when you can, instead, air some more bickering?

Time for the spinning of the straw poll results to begin.

A political science-y response to the question of whether the system is broken.

The primary calendar is going to look very different next year.

Texas Governor Rick Perry got lousy grades as an undergrad at Texas A&M. Does it matter?

Does it matter which candidate the GOP nominates?

The job approval numbers for Congress are at historic lows, but will that matter in 2012?

International options with respect to Syria are limited and likely to have little impact on the governments treatment of civilians.

The draft ended in 1973. It’s effects still linger today.

A retiree with some rather strange views hosted a Tim Pawlenty event.

Do ideologically radical professors impose their biases on their students?

Texas A&M professor finds serious flaws in college faculty productivity study.

Your major matters. But not as much as simply having a degree.

A new study finds that college tuition costs could be cut in half if lazy professors got off their butts.

In colleges with non-selective or open admissions policies, having large numbers of F’s in introductory courses is the norm.

More on the whole “republic not a democracy” discussion.

Despite recent obsession with him, Saul Alinsky’s work has not garnered much attention from political scientists.

Wall Street says raise the debt ceiling. The Tea Party says no. What will the GOP do?

Once again, an American President thinks he can bring peace to the Middle East.

America’s war colleges have some problems but we can’t close them.

A NATO airstrike killed 13 rebel fighters, who were mistaken for Gaddafi’s forces. Apparently, they were shooting at NATO planes.

The experiences of two well-known academics denied tenure at Chicago provide some clues.

The legendary columnist David Broder has died.

Northwestern’s Human Sexuality course includes a naked woman being brought to orgasm with a dildo.

Several “correct” answers on the American citizenship test are technically incorrect.

A new poll finds that Republican policies on immigration are chasing Latino voters straight into the arms of the Democratic Party.

Later this week, Clarence Thomas will have gone five years without asking a question during oral argument at the Supreme Court. Is that really a big deal?

Ellis Goldberg, a Professor of Political Science at the University of Washington and an expert on Egyptian politics, has a pessimistic view about the likelihood that the military is interested in democratization.

The coverage of Egypt shows an over-reliance on pundits and an under-reliance on actual experts.

A new study suggests college students aren’t learning the critical thinking skills they’re supposed to learn, but that isn’t necessary the fault of the university they’re attending.

We’re producing more PhDs and JDs than there are full time openings for professors and lawyers.

Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour, who may end up running for President in 2012, has reopened wounds that finally seemed like they were closed.

The institutions charged with solving our Information Age social problems are stuck in the Industrial Age.

A new study seems to show that student evaluations of teachers are something other than a popularity contest.

Columbia political science professor David Epstein has been charged with a 3-year incestuous relationship with his adult daughter.