Outside the Beltway

Thoughts on the immigration debate.

There are many fallacies contained within the GOP’s insistence that immigration reform must begin and end with “border security.”

Texas has become the latest state to attempt to restrict abortion rights, and North Carolina isn’t far behind.

The latest House GOP pronouncements on immigration reform make it exceedingly unlikely that any bill will pass this year.

Forget about the budget deficit and spending. The Tea Party apparently now considers stopping immigration reform to be its most important task.

The GOP is going to have to come up with a lot more than just age if they end up facing off against Hillary Clinton in 2016.

An empty threat.

Some really bad advice for the GOP.

There seem to be some signs that defense hawks in the GOP are concerned about Rand Paul’s growing popularity in the party.

CNN is reviving the Crossfire shoutfest with Newt Gingrich, S.E. Cupp, Stephanie Cutter, and Van Jones as hosts.

Marco Rubio has suffered a reversal of fortune among Republicans thanks to his role in the immigration reform debate.

A new theory circulating on the right asserts that IRS targeting of Tea Party groups had an impact on the 2012 elections by diminish the Tea Party’s effectiveness. It’s mostly nonsense.

To a large degree, the right seems to have backed down in the marriage wars.

Opponents of immigration reform are using “border security” as a shield to hide their true desire to kill the very idea of immigration reform.

A new Congressional Budget Office report finds real economic benefits from immigration reform.

There are risks to Republicans in blocking immigration reform, but there are also incentives for them to block immigration reform. Getting past that contradiction to passage isn’t going to be easy.

John Boehner clearly wants to see an immigration bill passed this year, but he has a very narrow path to victory.

Scott Walker could be the GOP’s surprise candidate in 2016.

The Chairman of the RNC wants the GOP to hold its quadrennial convention earlier in the year. He’s right.

The GOP seems to be making the same mistakes that led to defeat in 2012.

Why won’t the “women don’t get pregnant from rape” meme die?

There is only one serious candidate in the race for Frank Lautenberg’s old Senate seat, and he’s got pretty much no chance of winning the election.

Republicans have problems with the younger generation that they will need to fix if they’re going to succeed in the future.

Mitt Romney returns from the political graveyard.

The former Republican Senator and current Independent governor has come full circle.

Former Senator Bob Dole joins the list of those not too happy with the current state of the Republican Party.

The GOP’s latest investigatory crusade could end up backfiring on them.

So far, three weeks of bad news hasn’t really had much of an impact on the public’s view of how President Obama is handling his job.

The Virginia GOP’s nominee for Lt. Governor could pose a problem for the party.

A starting point for two important stories.

Republicans are fighting over how best to deal with their demographic problems, but they seem to be fighting the wrong battle.

The rich are getting richer and more politically powerful.

The possible presidential contender has an op-ed in a rather dubious outlet.

The wacko fringe of the GOP is increasingly finding room in the mainstream of the party.