Outside the Beltway

Tim Pawlenty is rethinking his campaign strategy.

Will the trial of Hosni Mubarak actually change anything?

Members of Congress are calling Erick Erickson for advice and absolution?

News that Norwegian terrorist Anders Behring Breivik was a fan of anti-Islamist sites, including Robert Spencer’s Jihad Watch and Pamela Geller’s Atlas Shrugs has opened a big can of schadenfreude.

A bomb blast in Oslo’s government center has killed at least two people and a presumably related shooting spree at a nearby children’s camp are being investigated as terrorist related.

A new Tim Pawlenty television ad is raising copyright issues rather than, as intended, bringing back memories of the 80s.

The Obama campaign is stressing that 98 percent of its donations were from little guys contributing $250 or less. But 40 percent of the money came from a handful of major donors.

Should the state be able to take your kid away if he gets too fat?

Netflix will charge $7.99 for streaming video; it’s now a $2 add-on.

While unemployment remains stubbornly high, Washington is spending its time fighting over the budget deficit

Judging by the June jobs report, there’s no economic recovery coming in the near future.

The biggest news story of the past six weeks was something completely trivial.

More people are chasing careers in film than there are careers in film. And not just in front of the camera.

I have been only peripherally aware of the trial–and then only in the way that I’m aware of Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, and reality TV.

Some thoughts on the American experiment at 235 years and counting.

Tennis’ most aristocratic championship is also its most democratic.

Cory Maye has spent ten years on death row after a trial tainted by racism and corruption. In a few days, he will be free.

The Stephen Colbert Super PAC that began as a satire has now been blessed by the real FEC. What exactly this means is not yet clear.

Just how significant is Sarah Palin in the grand scheme of things?

The odds of history are against Michele Bachmann.

The Supreme Court struck down a ban on the sale of violent video games to children, a victory for the First Amendment and parental authority.

Jack Kirby’s heir are trying to posthumously renegotiate half-century old deals with Marvel.

If someone had given me ten guesses as to the biggest electricity hog in my house, I’d have never guessed it: The set-top box that houses my DirecTV signal and DVR.

The first Des Moines Register poll is out.

A victory for marriage equality in the Empire State.

A new Georgia immigration law is causing serious problems for Georgia’s farmers.

As of June 17, Sarah Palin is a registered US trademark, serial number 85-170,226.

Our long national nightmare is nearly over.

The debate format was the biggest loser last night, but there were a few memorable moments in New Hampshire.

It appears that the Syrian military is starting to fracture. Exactly how widespread this is remains to be seen.

In a decision released yesterday. the New Jersey Supreme Court clarified the journalist/blogger distinction somewhat.

Beck heads to the internet.

Austan Goolsbee is resigning as chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors to return to the University of Chicago.

So, I walk by the office television set and the above picture of a shirtless man, allegedly New York Congressman Anthony Weiner, filled the screen.

Both sides in the John Edwards case are heading into uncharted territory.