Outside the Beltway

The man who killed Trayvon Martin has been expelled from junior college because he’s so controversial.

A tragic incident in Afghanistan that’s likely to have tragic consequences.

The latest round of protests in Afghanistan prove yet again that it’s time for us to leave.

A pattern that never ends: Perceived insults lead to mayhem and murder.

Will the Obama Administration’s decision on contraceptive coverage by the Catholic Church have an impact in November?

The tinfoil hat crowd has made its way back into the mainstream.

Censorship or sound business practice?

One year later, Egypt’s revolution remains unfinished.

We, as a country, need to remember that do not hold levers that allow us to move events this way or that

Some questions for opponents of the Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United.

Members of Congress are responding to the protests against SOPA and PIPA by withdrawing their support for the bills.

Wikipedia’s English language site will be offline for 24 hours tomorrow to protest two controversial online piracy bills.

Rick Santorum’s foreign policy positions are troubling in many respects.

To Republicans, even thinking about engaging in diplomacy is enough to accuse the President of appeasement.

So, what’s next?

Not surprisingly, people who are politically involved tend to be the ones that politicians listen to.

After 3,193 days and more than 4,000 lives, the American war in Iraq is officially at an end.

Protesters in the Chinese fishing village of Wukan are now in open revolt against the Chinese government. The government is laying siege to the town.

Time Magazine has chosen “The Protester” as its Person Of The Year. Let the outrage ensue.

More in common than they might think.

A new Gallup poll indicates that it is Big Government, not Big Business, that most concerns the American public.

Conservative groups are upset because a new reality show depicts Muslim-Americans as, well, normal Americans.

Barack Obama now looks to the Rough Rider himself for inspiration. Can’t he find it himself?

There’s a little historical revisionism going on on the right.

Current events have underscored who holds political power in Egypt in the post-Mubarak era.

The calendar favors waiting out the occupiers, not confronting them.

The protesters have returned to Tahrir Square, and so has the violence.

Why we shouldn’t be surprised that police are using tools of violence against protestors.

The Associated Press is trying to fight Twitter rather than engage it.

Public opinion on the Occupy movement has turned increasingly sour.

For the time being, there will be no overnight camping at Zuccotti Park

New York Police dealt a major blow to Occupy Wall Street overnight.

The Occupy movement is starting to face the reality that they really aren’t engaging in protected speech.

Details are still sketchy but two men are dead in separate shootings at Occupy Oakland (California) and Occupy Burlington (Vermont).

Last night, most of the leading Republican candidates for President acted as if Europe was on another planet.

A new poll shows a plurality of people now have an unfavorable view of the Occupy movement.

The tents at Occupy Wall Street are increasingly housing the homeless.