Outside the Beltway

Ron Paul is doing well right now solely because of the unique characteristics of Iowa and New Hampshire.

Newt Gingirch ups the ante in his rhetorical assault on judicial independence.

Newt Gingrich’s ideas about the role of the judiciary are very dangerous.

The final candidate clash of 2011 didn’t lead to the sparring that some expected.

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

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

A case from the U.K. demonstrates why it’s a good thing to have a strong, written, Bill Of Rights.

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

As of now, there’s no reason to believe that Mitt Romney won’t be the Republican nominee in 2012.

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

Breaking news: There’s a gay man in Hollywood.

Rick Perry has serious problems with what people think about his immigration position.

Is money the only thing that matters in post-Citizens United American politics?

Like clockwork, the arguments for creation of a third party are popping up again.

Rick Perry isn’t as radical as some on the left are saying, but that doesn’t mean he’s any good.

In the book he released last year , Rick Perry advocated far reaching changes to the Constitution.

Brent Bozell, president of the Media Research Center and founder of CNS News, calls Christine O’Donnell’s walking off the set of Piers Morgan was “beyond indefensible. It was downright bizarre.”

Further evidence of Bachmann’s extreme views on homosexuality.

Not that there’s anything wrong with that.

Michele Bachmann’s view of history is based in a world view that would be foreign to most Americans.

First it was same-sex marriage, now it’s a abortion. Rick Perry hasn’t met a Constitutional Amendment usurping state power he doesn’t like.

Does the 10th Amendment contain the answer to the same-sex marriage debate? Not really.

On reflection, Al Franken was right.

A social conservative attempts to argue that same-sex marriage is a threat to liberty, and fails miserably.

Senator Al Franken called Focus on the Family’s Tom Minnery a liar in yesterday’s hearing on DOMA. Franken was the one being dishonest.

It won’t go anywhere this year, but after 15 years someone is finally trying to repeal a bad law.

The star of a controversial reality show about polygamy is suing to have Utah’s law that makes his living arrangement illegal struck down.

A Federal Appeals Court struck down an Amendment to the Michigan Constitution today as unconstitutional.

Jeff Jacoby claims that marriage cannot be redefined.

Not exactly an example of moral leadership.

A former opponent of same-sex marriage admits he was wrong.

The passage of a new same-sex marriage law has Democrats talking about Andrew Cuomo.

A victory for marriage equality in the Empire State.