Outside the Beltway

Apparently, people who work for the government are surfing the World Wide Web.

There’s no perfect system for choosing a champion but we can do better than this.

The former Utah governor will almost certainly never be the GOP nominee. But someone like him will be soon.

After almost a year of campaigning, it’s finally time for someone to cast a vote.

Cee Lo Green caused on New Year’s Eve by changing the lyrics of Imagine from “And no religion, too” to “And all religions true.”

If there’s anyone out there, why haven’t we heard from them yet?

Domestic dispute or criminal act?

Ron Paul has a new explanation for those newsletters of his.

A new Iowa polls shows Rick Santorum gaining support. Or does it?

Those of us who obsess over politics and policy on a daily basis in no way represent the typical voter.

Newt Gingrich joins Rick Perry in having had his application to be on the Virginia Republican primary ballot disqualified. That leaves Mitt Romney and Ron Paul as the only candidates on the ballot.

Newt Gingirch ups the ante in his rhetorical assault on judicial independence.

This time, it was Newt Gingrich who walked away unscathed from a Republican Presidential debate.

Some good news in the November jobs report, but not very much of it.

We’re hearing the howls of a wounded bear.

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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.