Outside the Beltway

The Associated Press tells its reports to stop using the phrase “Ground Zero Mosque.” That’s a good thing.

Ann Coulter has been dis-invited from a World Net Daily conference for her decision to speak at a convention sponsored by a gay conservative group.

If it was called the “Burlington Coat Factory community center” would anyone care about Cordoba House?

Every new report out of Iran seems to bring us closer to the moment when Israel has decided it’s heard enough. What happens if that day actually happens ?

Remember when dealing with the utterances of Hugo Chávez that you should take them with a grain of salt (or twelve).

Is the GOP really serious about changing the citizenship rules in the 14th Amendment ? Not likely.

As the campaign in Kentucky heats up for the final sprint to November, Rand Paul seems to have succeeded in moving beyond many of the mis-steps that plagued him three months ago.

Former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan shared his views on extending the Bush tax cuts today on MTP.

Everyone seems to agree that the new 1099 reporting requirements contained in the health care reform bill are a bad idea, but nobody wants to take the time to repeal them.

Immigration “moderate” Lindsey Graham is suddenly sounding not so moderate.

The Obama administration is refusing to enforce border security, right?

Republicans are much closer to America’s political center than Democrats.

The Lt. Governor of Tennessee suggested recently that religious freedom possibly shouldn’t apply to Muslims, but he’s only part of the problem.

The Internet has given us many good things, but it’s also led to a decline in political discourse that we’d do well to reverse before it’s too late.

Affluent, educated people in the DC policy community hold different views than the larger American public.

Should outrageous people like Pamela Gellar be invited to spread their message on national television?

One conservative argues that the “scandal” over the New Black Panther Party’s alleged voter intimidation is a tempest in a teapot.

If Jon Kyl’s recent comments are any indication, Republicans haven’t learned their lesson just yet.

Let’s revisit the question of crime levels in Arizona.

Michael Gerson argues that the source of our polarization isn’t the Democrats and the Republicans but the Ugly Party and the Grown-Up Party.

The late Senator Robert Byrd’s legacy as the master of pork barrel spending is secure.

Nikki Haley overcame a smear campaign and religious bigotry to come one step closer to the Governor’s Mansion in South Carolina.

President Obama is following the example of his predecessors in abusing his power to enact his preferred policies. Has he gone too far?