Outside the Beltway

Perhaps understandably, the Anthony Weiner incident seems to have caused some politicians to rethink their Twitter strategy.

Don’t want to have embarrassing photos of your private parts on the Internet? Here’s some advice.

Are you better off than you were four years ago?

The Anthony Weiner reveals once again the odd American obsession with the intersection of sex and politics.

Sarah Palin is smarter than Stephen Hawking — but probably not Bill Gates.

If there’s anything all sides should be able to agree on after several days of back-and-forth is that most of us didn’t really know the story.

After a week of denial, New York Congressman Anthony Weiner admitted today that he had engaged in online relationships with several women.

Sure, there’s a lot of crap out there. But it’s easier to find good information and engage with experts than ever.

NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal has announced his retirement after 19 years as a pro. On Twitter.

And the KosKids have the proof!

Holland is going to make it harder for tourists to smoke marijuana.

A profile of George Mason economist and blogger Tyler Cowen offers this amusing description: “Cowen, 49, has round features, a hesitant posture, and an unconcerned haircut.”

Once again, Sarah Palin has made herself the center of attention in the political world.

The Care Quality Commission has found widespread neglect of elderly patients in the British National Health Service.

Obama brings rapid response, blogger “hand holding” in-house.

Has technology robbed us of more than it’s given in return?

Video calling is becoming widely available. Will it become as common as talking on the phone?

Sunday’s announcement of the death of Osama bin Laden was the latest example of how Twitter has become the go-to source for “Breaking News.”

Last night’s Presidential Debate in South Carolina was interesting, but, in the end, not very important.

A study shows that most national columnists and talking heads are about as accurate as a coin flip.

A Pakistani man named Sohaib Athar unwittingly became part of history in the early hours of Sunday morning when he started telling twitter about some odd events in Abbotabad, Pakistan

Keith Urbahn, chief of staff of former defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld, broke the news.

A respected liberal blogger thinks Sarah Palin and Donald Trump are the most appalling Americans of our time.

A major law firm has withdrawn from defending DOMA in Court, and a public controversy has erupted.

While elite schools confer many advantages on their graduates, they also wall them off from normal people and create an entitled, out-of-touch elite.

Barack Obama dressed as a pirate

Sarah Palin was back speaking to a Tea Party crowd yesterday, but it just doesn’t seem like matters anymore.

Andrew Bacevich refers to Hillary Clinton, Susan Rice, and Samantha Power as “the Three Harpies.”

The Obama Administration is resisting efforts to expand Fourth Amendment protections to services like Gmail. That’s unfortunate.