Outside the Beltway

Another meme debunked, plus some thoughts on policy.

Did you know there was another GOP debate last night? Well, you didn’t miss much.

A new poll appears to show Newt Gingrich surging in New Hampshire, but there are several caveats to take into account.

The former pizza executive is a smart guy. But he’s not fit to run the country.

Today marks the 50th anniversary of the green beret as the official headgear of US Army Special Forces.

Doug Feith’s replacement is prettier and softer spoken.

The Associated Press is trying to fight Twitter rather than engage it.

Twitter is abuzz with news that Congress has declared pizza to be a vegetable. It’s actually not news at all.

New York Police dealt a major blow to Occupy Wall Street overnight.

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

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

Last night’s debate was about more than Rick Perry’s gaffe.

The theory that Rick Perry is not a complete moron took another serious blow in last night’s debate.

Herman Cain’s initial response to the allegations made yesterday leaves much to be desired.

Less than a year ago, Herman Cain was denouncing a tax plan that is remarkably similar to the one he now advocates.

The FARC now has an opening for supreme commander.

Why does wine get so much more written treatment than beer?

What do this people want? Can’t you read the signs?

A new patent granted to Apple raises once again the question of how far patent protections should extend.

Mitt Romney played it safe on a controversial issue again.

Gaddafi is dead, but it was still wrong for the United States to get involved in Libya.

A cute protest sign based on a blog quip has created a minor internet sensation.

Rick Perry has gotten the most and best coverage thus far in the campaign. President Obama has gotten mostly negative coverage.

Herman Cain sings an ode to pizza to the tune of “Imagine.”

The Occupy Wall Street movement faces obstacles its Tea Party counterpart didn’t.

Obama is trying to get into Guinness under “US President with Most Simultaneous Wars”

A plan to clean the park at the center of the Occupy Wall Street protests has been postponed.

A change to the Bankruptcy Code could go a long way toward alleviating the burden of student loan debt that seems to be motivating some in the “Occupy Wall Street” movement.

The British government has worked out a deal to block pornographic websites unless households specifically request them.

The prospects for real economic recovery are not good.

Listing affiliation with gay activist groups hinders one’s chances of landing a job interview.