Outside the Beltway

How the richest man in the world quickly changed the education curriculum in 45 states.

A new theory posits that planets capable of supporting life may be far more common than previously thought.

The Texas GOP wants to “pray away the gay.”

The President’s well-intentioned campaign against military sex crimes has backfired.

Another victory for the GOP establishment in its battle against the Tea Party.

Good intentions aren’t an excuse for failure to follow the law.

The Supreme Court, subject to revision.

Not much science from the Congressional Committees devoted to science.

A 13 month string of legal victories for marriage equality reaches Oregon.

James Oliphant asks, “Why Hasn’t the GOP Treated Fort Hood Like Benghazi?”

Shutting down rational debate one meme at a time.

Boehner ready to pack it in?

If conservatives actually believed what they said they do, they would be much more open to immigrants, and immigration reform.

The junior Senator from Florida drops some hints.

A pretty clear violation of the First Amendment.

Congressman Walter Jones beat back a primary challenge from a former Bush aide who attacked him over his foreign policy views.

A Tea Party battle in the Cornhusker State

Rick Perry continues to hint at another Presidential run.

The GOP “establishment” keeps beating back challenges.

Toll plazas coming to an Interstate near you?

Innocent men have been put to death on the orders of the state.

From the beginning, the Tea Party has shown itself to be just plain bad at picking candidates. This year, they finally seem to be on the verge of paying for it in the GOP primaries

It might not be pretty.

The Mason-Dixon Line says it starts in Maryland, but that no longer seems to be the case.

A legal setback for Voter ID laws in Wisconsin.

The Democrats have a big advantage in the Electoral College, at least for now.

The Justice Department thinks police should be able to search the smart phones of anyone arrested for anything.

Contrary to popular belief, eyewitness testimony is often quite unreliable.

How did the west become part of the US?

Cliven Bundy still has his defenders among the hardcore right, but many people have joined Kentucky’s junior Senator in throwing Cliven Bundy under the bus

The Court gets the result right, but their reasoning will make things much more difficult for courts, defendants, and victims.

The Supreme Court may have just found a way to end the debate over Affirmative Action in education.

Can Rick Perry bounce back from the epic disaster of his 2012 campaign?

Hillary Clinton’s numbers aren’t at the incredibly high levels they used to be, but they were never going to stay that high anyway.

New York has joined nine other states and the District of Columbia to vote to for an Electoral College bypass.

Portland, Oregon government officials and USA Today headline writers are innumerate.

The editorial board of the nation’s newspaper of record laments a quarter century-old trend.

The current Congress is on pace to pass fewer laws and bills than any since the end of World War II. That’s not necessarily a bad thing.

JR is from Texas wants you to know that Texas is big. No, bigger than that.

Many Republicans won’t like Jeb Bush’s recent comments about illegal immigration, but he’s right.