Outside the Beltway

Why in the hell are Federal taxpayers footing the bill for residential trash collection in DC?

Paul Ryan unveiled an ambitious plan to cut the deficit today. The question is whether it will be the beginning of a debate, or an opportunity for Democratic demagoguery

The story that GE paid zero taxes last year despite mega-billion dollar profits is completely untrue.

If we allow the possible reaction of the most dogmatic, evil people who might hear the message to govern our expression, we don’t have freedom at all.

GE made $14.2 billion in profits last year but paid zero corporate taxes to the United States Government. Legally.

Radley Balko and his blogs are moving to Huffington Post.

There are many opportunities to go to war. Here’s a guide for choosing between them.

If you believe Minnesota Vikings’ Running Back Adrian Peterson, the NFL is a modern-day plantation and he’s a slave.

Evolution is falsifiable and biology is a science. Economics might be.

Simplest possible NCAA Tournament bracket

In less than two weeks, much of the content of The New York Times will go behind a paywall.

Comedian Gilbert Gottfried is the latest idiot celebrity to damage their career on Twitter.

A Welcome to Wisconsin sign with another sign saying “A Division of Koch Industries” is going around Twitter.

The CNN Effect has given away to Twitter Standard Time.

Gmail has introduced another feature to help people deal with inbox overload: Smart Labels.

An op-ed by a Hao Leifeng in China’s Global Times argues that “Actor Charlie Sheen is a classic example of the difference in Western and Eastern values and norms.”

Charlie Sheen was the highest paid sitcom actor on the planet. Until a few minutes ago:

Why is Charlie Sheen seen as likable despite his serial abuse of women?

James Franco is a film director, screenwriter, painter, author, performance artist and actor. And working on a PhD at Yale.

LTC Michael Holmes, the fellow who accused LTG William Caldwell of ordering him to perform psychological operations on Members of Congress, is not trained in psyops.

Calls are coming from both sides of the aisle for the U.S. to do “something” about the situation in Libya. It would be better if we didn’t get involved.

Is Jon Stewart a useful idiot?

Either Andrew Breitbart controls the entire media complex or Crooks & Liars jumped the gun. “Figure it out.”

Should employers be allowed to ask for your Facebook login as a condition of employment?

Is social media killing electronic mail?

A county in the far southwest corner of Virginia is the latest battle ground in the ongoing battle over the separation of church and state.

Prominent commentators on the Left and Right are amused by an outrageous assault on CBS reporter Lara Logan.

Tweeting feels like IM’ing but it’s more like blogging.

The White House Press Office produces a blog, YouTube channel, Flickr photo stream, Facebook and Twitter profiles, and daily video programming.

JCPenney used black hat SEO to game Google. But Google’s penalties are arguably just as bad. And what about HuffPo?

Hosni Mubarak has stepped down — for reals this time.