Outside the Beltway

A Federal Judge has ruled against an elected official who blocked a constituent from accessing her Facebook page.

Sad news about a Washington stalwart.

Twitter users who have been blocked on the service by President Trump are suing him, claiming that their First Amendment rights have been violated.

Sarah Palin has filed a defamation suit against The New York Times alleging defamation in an Editorial linking her to the January 2011 shooting of former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords. From the facts alleged, she appears to have a good case.

Once again, Donald Trump has taken to Twitter to attack women, embarrass himself, and embarrass the nation he purports to represent.

Twitter is, in some way, the most vacuous and simplistic of all social media, and it also appears to be the President’s main intellectual outlet.

The Supreme Court rules that states cannot bar convicted felons from using social media sites.

Donald Trump thinks the media doesn’t like his Twitter habit. In reality, they love it.

A Congressman was shot, and a staffer and security detail members injured, at a practice session for tomorrow’s Congressional baseball game.

Donald Trump’s first Cabinet Meeting looked like something out of a Maoist propaganda video.

President Trump says he’d be willing to testify under oath in response to former F.B.I Director Comey’s accusations. That would be a mistake for several reasons.

If Donald Trump blocks you on Twitter does that constitute a First Amendment violation? Two Twitter users say yes, but their argument is very weak.

President Trump responded to last night’s terror attacks by taking to Twitter.

After 100 days in office, President Trump has very little to show for his work except to show that there’s no reason to trust his judgment going forward.

When a prominent political scientist committed suicide yesterday, I was deeply struck by how much he was like not only me but most of the people in my professional circle.

An apparent terrorist attack in Russia’s second largest city.

Rachel Maddow hyped the fact that she had obtained a copy of Trump’s 2005 tax return last night. It turned out to be much ado about nothing.

Part One in a series of observations about health care and health insurance in light of the introduction of the House GOP’s health care plan.

Ben Carson is back and he’s saying some pretty dumb things again.

Donald Trump took to Twitter again this morning with predictable results.

The Supreme Court will now consider a case regarding whether or not a state can bar a former felon from accessing social media sites.

Milo Yiannopoulos was a troll and a peddler in offensiveness, but the fact that he became a star on the American right was the result of a transformation of American conservatism that has been entirely unhealthy.

The President gathered supporters around him, and blatantly lied to them, so as to increase support for his policies.

There are two sides in this war between Trump and the media, but only one of them is the right side.

There are growing signs that the Deep State is seeking to thwart legal orders from President Trump. This is dangerous.

There were fireworks on the floor of the Senate last night, but it was really just politics as usual.

A Super Bowl ad will cost you a cool $5,000,000 for thirty seconds.

The first day of implementation of President Trump’s order barring immigration from certain Muslim nations did not go smoothly for the Administration.

The first full day of Donald Trump’s Presidency consisted largely of obsessions with irrelevant facts and outright lies.

A movement motivated by hurt and fear turned into a political force eight years ago. Can another follow suit?

It seems as though 2016 has taken many more celebrities lives than past years.

Survivors and family members of the Pulse Nightclub attack have filed what amounts to a frivolous lawsuit.

Ambassador Karlov is mostly likely not a modern day Archduke Franz Ferdinand.

Another attack in what has been a bloody 2016 for Europe.

The situation in the Middle East just potentially became much more complicated.

One of the Cold War era’s last dictators has finally died.

Most Americans wish Donald Trump would stop tweeting. Good luck with that.

In a call to supporters, Hillary Clinton blames her loss on F.B.I. Director James Comey

The Federal Judge presiding over Dylann Roof’s murder trial suggested late last week that Roof may not presently be competent to stand trial. This does not mean that he’ll be set free, though.

Americans are rioting in the streets because they don’t like the outcome of a democratic election.

With Donald Trump on the ballot, Bill Maher regrets some past words. He shouldn’t be the only one.

With just one day to go, Clinton’s paths to victory continue to look far more realistic than Donald Trump’s.

Distinguishing between anti-elite populism and coded anti-Semitism is next to impossible.

Depending on what state you live in, taking a picture of your ballot and yourself on Election Day may or may not be legal.

Last night’s debate, sadly, lived down to my expectations.