Outside the Beltway

We need a lot less fake empathy in politics.

Shockingly, the “Springfield” in the long-running sittcom “The Simpsons” is Springfield, Oregon, near where creator Matt Groening grew up.

The Washington Post prematurely posted that Rick Santorum was dropping out of the race on its news wire and Bloomberg made the story viral while the Post was verifying its accuracy.

The George Zimmerman/Trayvon Martin case takes yet another bizarre turn.

NRO’s John Derbyshire went off on a bizarre, racist, rant yesterday.

Once again, the punditocracy seems to have misread the voting public.

Starting tomorrow morning, the Supreme Court dives into the most significant case that has been before it in many years.

The vetting process for a Vice-Presidential running mate will likely be very different with memories of the Sarah Palin debacle fresh in everyone’s mind.

TV gave us the world’s first bionic man in 1973. Science is way behind.

Yesterday, the campaign silly season got particularly silly.

Dharun Ravi was convicted of bias intimidation toward Tyler Clementi. It’s not at all clear that he should have been.

Dear Bill Maher and Alexandra Pelosi: The plural of anecdote is not data.

One Goldman Sachs employee decided to quit his job in a very public manner.

Is the rhetoric in the war of words between the U. S. and Iran ratcheting up?

Some Republicans seem intent on repeating the mistakes of 2008.

There’s little benefit, and much cost, to moving our clocks back and forth every six months. So why do we do it?

Rush Limbaugh may be a jerk, but he has a right to be a jerk.

Did Ronald Reagan’s impending inauguration help get our hostages released after 444 days?

Today, the #stopkony hashtag is trending on Twitter. Here’s why.

Is it fair to single out the most powerful man in radio’s commentary for attention?

A legal dispute exposes an open wound.

Many on the right seem unwilling to condemn clearly offensive remarks by Rush Limbaugh

Not surprisingly, the race in the Buckeye State is tightening.

There is no Republican savior out there.

Davy Jones, the face of The Monkees, has died.

Rick Santorum is at the front of a brigade that wants to re-fight the sexual revolution. They’ll lose.

There’s an entire industry that profits from exploiting political controversy and division. Why do we let them get away with it?

Mitt Romney’s campaign gives us a lesson in how not to stage a “major” economic speech.

Last night’s debate may have been the last one. It was also the least informative.

An odd meme’s developing that Mitt Romney’s campaign is in financial trouble.

Cal Thomas made a tasteless joke at Rachel Maddow’s expense. He describes the lesson in civility he learned.

Today’s the 20th anniversary of Wayne’s World

Unlike TV, real life medical examiners take weeks, even months, to establish a cause of death.