Outside the Beltway

My apologies to Bob Dreyfuss and Rolling Stone.

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case involving New Jersey’s challenge to a Federal law outlawing sports betting.

A legendary statesman has passed.

Mitt Romney is reportedly considering running for Senate in Utah if Orrin Hatch decides to retire.

Another SpaceX success.

All the effects of a wall, given its cost, needs to be taken into consideration.

Today in “Alternative Facts.”

One of the few members of a small fraternity of heroes has passed away.

Godspeed, John Glenn.

Another name may be on the short list for Secretary of State.

As the allegations of sexual harassment grow, reports are also growing that Roger Ailes may be out at Fox News much sooner than many may have anticipated.

A revered Republican foreign policy guru has endorsed the Democratic nominee for president.

Stopping the next Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Syed Farook, or Omar Mateen is likely to be a lot more difficult than the politicians on either side of the aisle are leading us to believe.

Another historic launch and return by SpaceX.

Changes that the Republican National Committee made to delegate allocation rules in response to what happened in 2012 are helping Donald Trump in 2016.

Observations, questions, and some toastosity.

Last night, SpaceX successfully launched a rocket to the edge of space, deployed cargo, and returned to Earth. A huge and potentially revolutionary accomplishment.

There have been many arguments that polling has over-stated Donald Trump’s actual level of support among likely Republican voters, but there’s also a good argument that they are understating it and that Trump may do better when people start voting than many think.

People don’t much care whether information supporting their prejudices is true.

A New York Judge has upheld an injunction against Draft Kings and Fan Duel. It’s probably correct under New York law, but that just means the law needs to be changed.

Notwithstanding the hopes of many Republicans, Donald Trump continues to be the person to beat in the race for the party’s 2016 Presidential nomination.

Polls are quite useful in the right circumstances, but knowledge, complexity, and timing all have to be taken into account in determining what they are telling us.

Protests by students at Princeton are causing some people to finally pay attention to some inconvenient truths about America’s 28th President.

Paradoxically, the children of affluent parents are less happy than those of the poor.

The initial responses of the Republican candidates for President to the attacks in Paris are about what you’d expect, but it’s far too early to tell what impact the events of the weekend will have on the race for President here in the United States.

A political earthquake north of the border.

If pre-election polling is to be believed, Stephan Harper and Canada’s Conservative Party seem likely to lose power after Monday’s elections, but there are several reasons why this may not end up being the case.

Congress is set to debate the Iran nuclear deal next month, but as far as Europe is concerned the debate is already over.

Gravity announced a minimum annual salary of $70,000. Almost everyone is unhappy.

Despite his remarks about John McCain, Donald Trump is likely to be around for some time to come.

A 1980 debate between Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush shows a different GOP.

The NYT paints the longshot senator as a happy warrior trying to win the White House by doing it his way.

A well-founded fear of ISIS seems to be drawing many of the former Soviet Republics in Central Asia closer to Moscow.

It could cost you $250 to say “F- Arlington” if you happen to be in Arlington when you say it.

Turkey’s governing party suffered big setbacks at the ballot box yesterday.

FIFA’s President surprised everyone today by resigning, but he’s likely to stay in power for as long as another ten months.

Pollsters on both sides of the Atlantic have been trying to figure out why the polls released right up until the eve of the British General Election were so wrong. Here’s one theory, and it’s very compelling.

A new survey shows that Americans are becoming less Christian, and less religious overall.

With the election behind him, David Cameron’s biggest problems may be yet to come.

The Baltimore Police Department will finally be under the Federal microscope. But it took the death of Freddie Gray for it happen.