Outside the Beltway

Democrats are approaching an “Electoral College lock.” Republicans are trying to pick it.

Johnny Manziel won the Heisman Trophy last night, becoming the first “freshman” to do so.

Another week, another innocent person killed by an NFL player.

Pennsylvania Republicans want to do the right thing for the wrong reason.

The issue of same-sex marriage will be before the Supreme Court early next year.

Dick Armey has resigned as chairman of Tea Party group FreedomWorks over unspecified principles.

Was Rick Perry the worst candidate to run in the 2012 cycle? It certainly appears so.

Guess who’s back?

There’s been a bit of buzz of late about the fact that people in several states have filed petitions to secede from the Union. There shouldn’t be.

Some people on the right apparently want to return to this map.

The Supreme Court has agreed to take on another big case.

The Democratic Party appears to have a lock on a substantial part of the Electoral College. That poses a problem for Republicans.

The 2012 Election should be a warning to the GOP that it needs to open itself up to minority groups, especially Latinos.

Why I supported Mitt Romney despite his constant flip-flopping, fibbing, and fecklessness.

Posting pictures of your ballot to Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram is a crime in some parts of America.

Mitt Romney has an advantage among self-identified Independents that makes writing him off at this point inadvisable.

The Pentagon considers those killed by Nidal Hassan at Fort Hood three years ago victims of workplace violence, not terrorism.

No, the electoral college does not encourage the candidates to pay special attention to the small states.

American politicians are using China as a scapegoat for America’s problems.

As he himself predicted, Michael Brutsch, the 49-year-old financial services professional who spent hours each day posting vile content to Reddit, was fired mere hours after being exposed on Reddit.

Sometimes, real life catches up with those who think their online life is secret.

Days after “Friday Night Lights” author Buzz Bissinger endorsed Mitt Romney, the writer and producer of the acclaimed television spin-off is accusing the campaign of plagiarizing the show’s catchphrase.

The Supreme Court seems likely to severely limit the use of race-based preferences at public universities

A victory for advocates of Voter ID laws in a Washington, D.C. Federal Court.

One pollster has called three battleground states 27 days early.

Yet another in a long line of critiques of the electoral college.

It’s no wonder partisans can’t agree with each other when they can’t even agree what the facts are.

There is nothing wrong with healthy skepticism (which is different than outright denialism).

The Court’s 2012-2013 term begins tomorrow morning, and there are plenty of big cases on the docket.

Whether Mitt Romney wins or loses, the GOP needs to evolve or be doomed to minority party status.

Whether Republicans like it or not, Mitt Romney was the best candidate they had in 2012.

Mitt Romney’s campaign schedule has been oddly light recently.