Outside the Beltway

Continuing the discussion from earlier this week on hate crimes.

Jeremiah Denton, a Vietnam War hero and one-term US Senator from Alabama, has died. He was 89.

Virginia Tech English prof Steven Salaita implores us to “Stop saying ‘support the troops.'”

An overweight Republican from the northeast is thinking about running for president. No, not that one.

The events of the last week in Egypt raise a whole host of questions.

Yesterday saw some of the biggest protests ever to rock Egypt. Where does it go from here?

Does David Gregory consider Glenn Greenwald to be a reporter deserving of protection, or “just a blogger” who may be a potential criminal?

Outrage over leaks like those that Edward Snowden makes doesn’t exist when its politicians doing the leaking.

We’re actually not speculating about who might be running any more than we used to.

The Boston Marathon bomber must be tried in a court of law.

If you expose your breasts in rural Georgia but have a penis, jailers are liable to think you’re a dude and make fun of you.

A bipartisan commission of elder statesmen confirms what we’ve known for years.

A new report confirms that the United States did engage in torture in the wake of the September 11th attacks.

We treat violence by lone individuals differently than organized violence. Race, religion, and national origin have nothing to do with that.

Providing a little context for Pope Francis’ background+Erick Erickson needs to learn a little history.

George Will declares solitary confinement tantamount to torture.

The Obama Administration has given us a peek at its legal arguments for targeted killings and they are troubling to say the least.

An ode to one-term Congressman Allen West.

If you thought the War On Terror might be over, think again.

One of Mitt Romney’s own supporters didn’t like his foreign policy speech very much.

Mitt Romney is a deeply flawed candidate, but that doesn’t mean the President is any better.

Based on its recently passed platform, the Democratic Party has given up any pretense of putting civil liberties ahead of “national security.”

Hey GOP, Lt. Sulu has some questions for you.

After three days of buildup to a “mystery speaker,” the closing night of the Republican convention featured a rambling performance by Clint Eastwood and an empty chair.

The GOP claims to be a party that favors limited government, but its foreign policy positions reveal this to be little more than a lie.

President Obama’s immigration policy shift is legal, it’s good policy, but bypassing Congress won’t solve our immigration problems.

You have Martin Luther King’s statue in your office, but you are sending these unmanned drones out, and bombs are dropping on innocent people.

Despite their rhetoric, there would be few differences between a Romney Administration and an Obama Administration when it comes to foreign policy.

We’re literally choosing locking up drug offenders over investing in our children.

A legal dispute exposes an open wound.

Censorship or sound business practice?

How far should the press go in challenging assertions by politicians?

Not surprisingly, most of the Republican candidates for President aren’t too keen on reducing the excessive growth in Executive Branch power.

Understanding the state of the GOP field requires recognizing that President Obama is actually pretty moderate.

Iowa Republicans fear that a Ron Paul win on Jan. 3rd will destroy the credibility of their caucuses.

Newt Gingrich’s foreign policy vision leaves much to be desired.

The most disturbing part of Saturday’s debate came when most of the GOP candidates endorsed torture.

Last night, Herman Cain established that he simply isn’t prepared to be Commander in Chief.

Huntsman will gain little if any traction and none of the frontrunners really helped or hurt themselves.