Outside the Beltway

We spend more per capita than any other country in the world and yet we are outperformed on a key metric, life expectancy, by a large number of countries

The economy of the Euro Zone remains in quiet dire straits, unless you’re lucky enough to live in Germany.

NSA Director General Keith Alexander really doesn’t like the idea of a free press.

President Obama has appointed a lot of donor’s and supporters to plumb Ambassadorial slots. That’s not at all unusual.

Absent DOMA, the Full Faith and Credit Clause would seem to make gay marriage legal across the land.

The French economy has drifted into recession for the second time in four years.

Large numbers of younger workers are having trouble finding work in many parts of the developed world.

Providing a little context for Pope Francis’ background+Erick Erickson needs to learn a little history.

The notion that guns prevent tyranny is based on fantasy and movies, not reality.

Will a disagreement over accounting rules increase the bad feelings between China and the U. S.?

America’s Protestants are dying off and being replaced by non-believers.