Outside the Beltway

Shockingly, Paula Deen, the morbidly obese woman who fries Twinkies on television, has diabetes.

If the Right clings to the belief that President Obama isn’t just wrong, but evil, it will likely end up handing the election to him.

Regardless of what happens in South Carolina, Mitt Romney seems to be going for a final knockout punch in Florida.

There’s no perfect system for choosing a champion but we can do better than this.

A record number of Americans don’t consider themselves a member of either party.

Jon Huntsman has gambled everything on New Hampshire. It probably won’t pay off.

Vehement disagreement with the policy views of a country and prejudice based on immutable traits are not the same.

Rick Perry’s campaign team is already starting to blame each other for the collapse of a campaign that isn’t over yet.

If there’s anyone out there, why haven’t we heard from them yet?

Becoming a Member of Congress can be a very lucrative career.

A comment on the commentariat.

A new ground game in Iowa?

Big news from North Korea.

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.

R.I.P.

Signs that Newt Gingrich’s rise may be faltering.

Yesterday’s encounter between Jon Huntsman and Newt Gingrich was less than it could have been.

Conservative groups are upset because a new reality show depicts Muslim-Americans as, well, normal Americans.

This time, it was Newt Gingrich who walked away unscathed from a Republican Presidential debate.

Once again, Newt Gingrich speaks without thinking.

A story from Tennessee raises further questions about the role of government.