Outside the Beltway

A federal court has found that don’t ask, don’t tell violates the First and Fifth Amendments.

Robert Gates has been a reluctant Secretary of Defense but his impact at the Pentagon has been tremendous.

A case out of Texas demonstrates quite aptly the absurdity of the current patchwork quilt approach to same-sex marriage in the United States.

If there’s an area where our attitudes and behaviors have changed more radically in my lifetime than gender equality, I can’t think of it.

If Republicans regain control of Congress, you could be seeing a lot of scenes like this on your television for the next two years.

Why would returning to the system of allowing state legislatures to choose Senators improve representation?

Washington Monthly ranks colleges “based on what they are doing for the country — on whether they’re improving social mobility, producing research, and promoting public service” rather than “wealth, exclusivity, and prestige.” Too bad they don’t hire that way.

Financially strapped schools are passing an increasing amount of ordinary costs on to parents.

On January 3, 2008 Mike Huckabee celebrated a victory in the Iowa Caucuses, will be able to repeat that in 2012 ?

You heard it here first, the GOP will not gain control of Congress in 2010.

For-profit universities are defrauding their students. Indeed, it’s their business model.

How does the Electoral College influence policy and campaigning?

Not surprisingly, there is a great deal of disparity in terms of development on the two sides of the US-Mexican border.

The Electoral College is the worst way to elect a President, except for all the others.

The link between immigration and crime rates that many immigration opponents point to simply does not exist

It was another bad day for Charlie Rangel, but something tells me he’s going to be just fine.

Has the Los Zetas drug cartel seized ranches in Laredo, Texas? Not so much.

Daniel Schorr’s journalism career ended far too early, lasting a mere eighty-one years.

Vice-President Biden glances into the future and sees a relatively good year for Democrats. Is he right ?

A bizarre rant in American Spectator contains some interesting thoughts about the nature of America’s political elite.

Having a computer in the home does not have a significant impact on academic achievement, according to several new studies.

Not only is Hezbollah taking up with the cartels, they appear to have a massive new geography-bending technology. As such, we are all doomed.

A new poll shows that Americans have some odd ideas about the Constitution, and how to change it.

Did LeBron James pick Miami because of income taxes ? Probably not.

Will LeBron James’s departure push upset Ohioans to the right ?

Republicans are looking at making some major, and interesting, changes to the primary calendar for 2012.

Thanks to JaMarcus Russell, I have learned a new term.

Parenting is hard work and kids are a giant pain. Is it worth it?

One year ago today, Sarah Palin resigned as Governor of Alaska after only 2 1/2 years in office.

Not surprisingly, Elena Kagan finished her testimony without giving any real ammunition to the Republicans.

Is it time to elect a President that doesn’t have that “lean and hungry look” ?