Outside the Beltway

Will discusses a nascent university and in doing so produced a cliched column about higher education.

The WSJ doesn’t like Stanford’s attempt to make its website more inclusive.

Brussels has gotten ahead of Washington in regulating mostly American-based Internet companies.

The ferocity of the global reaction to Putin’s invasion is stunning.

Mediocre legal education doesn’t pay.

The longtime public servant has died, aged 100.

It will be symbolic, but the symbol will be an anti-democratic one.

Yesterday, the Supreme Court held oral argument in a series of cases asking it to decide if existing civil rights laws cover discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.

A familiar name has entered the race for the Democratic Senate nomination in Massachusetts.

Once again, President Trump is doing Vladimir Putin’s bidding.

The junior Senator from Massachusetts could be facing a big challenge in 2020.

Billionaire Tom Steyer is apparently planning to enter the 2020 Democratic Presidential race.

Some vaccines lose effectiveness more quickly–and others last much longer—than previously understood.

A WaPo writer takes a round-about path to demonstrate the obvious.

Actresses Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman are the most famous of dozens of rich folks trying to get their kids into elite schools.

All three of the elected state officials in Virginia are under some kind of cloud, and nobody seems to know what’s going to happen next.

Elizabeth Warren has released a DNA report showing that she does indeed have some Native American heritage in her family’s past. That won’t stop conservatives from continuing to attack her, though.

After roughly a week of staying silent, President Trump decided last night to openly mock Dr. Christine Blasey Ford.

There should be no question about a request to interview a former US Ambassador.

Thanks to mostly what amounts to bad science reporting in the popular media, a false claim about one of nature’s most mysterious and unique creatures continues to spread.

While everyone is paying attention to the government shutdown, the Trump Administration is preparing for a never-ending, unwise, and unauthorized military commitment in Syria.

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

Concepts, basic applications, and even a bibliography! Merry Festivus, everyone.

The second night of the Democratic Convention seemed much calmer than the first, as the Clinton campaign moves forward toward the biggest speech of Hillary Clinton’s life.

Americans have increasingly come to view their political opponents as not just wrong, but evil, stupid, and immoral. That’s not something that makes for a healthy representative democratic republic.

A man who helped create a multi-billion dollar a year industry, and some mighty fine wine, has passed away.

Chinese analysts are telling their American counterparts that North Korea’s nuclear arsenal is far more sophisticated than previously believed.

There are again reports of Chinese frustration with the Kim regime in North Korea, but change is unlikely to happen in the DPRK until Beijing is ready to let it happen.

Republicans performed better among Latino voters this year than they did in 2012, but that doesn’t mean they’ve solved their problems.

Viet Xuan Luong pins on a brigadier general’s star today, becoming the first Vietnamese-American officer to achieve that rank.

Twenty-five years after his seminal “End of History” article, Francis Fukuyama reflects on its legacy.

A great American writer has passed away.

The right decision, or the triumph of mob rule?

Being a public intellectual doesn’t pay.

The advice “Do what you love. Love what you do” is not without pitfalls.

Most peer-reviewed research is crap.

In a bold move, the Census Bureau has removed “Negro” from its racial categories.

The best single means of becoming such an economic winner is to gain admission to a top university

The real story of Bain Capital is impressive. Mitt Romney chose instead to present an origin story that’s utter horseshit.

Apple has won a huge victory in the smart phone patent wars. If the news reporting is accurate, the outcome doesn’t pass the common sense test.