Outside the Beltway

The House Republicans are functionally insane.

It isn’t just President Obama who should be worried about the economy next year.

Some things are worth repeating.

The idea that we can avoid the consequences of failing to raise the debt ceiling is patently absurd.

While unemployment remains stubbornly high, Washington is spending its time fighting over the budget deficit

The White House would really appreciate it if you didn’t pay attention to all that bad economic news.

Judging by the June jobs report, there’s no economic recovery coming in the near future.

Not only was June a horrible month for jobs but May was even worse than previously announced.

Georgia Congressman Paul Broun has a radical suggestion: While we’re playing chicken with the nation’s debt, let’s cut $1.3 trillion from the debt ceiling!

President Obama smiled as he signed the 2009 stimulus into law, but the results aren’t anything to smile about.

Barack Obama’s leadership style may be his undoing.

On paper, Jon Huntsman looks like a great General Election candidate. The problem is it seems impossible for him to win the GOP nomination.

Are you better off than you were three years ago? 44% of Americans say no.

Recent polls seem to indicate a shift in public opinion in a more libertarian direction.

US News editor-in-chief Mort Zuckerman explains “Why the Jobs Situation Is Worse Than It Looks.”

The gang at Fox Nation is amused that President Obama is blaming ATMs for high unemployment. But he’s right.

What was that, a joke about shovel ready jobs not being so shovel ready. Yeah unemployment a topic ripe for great comedy.

Your major matters. But not as much as simply having a degree.

Tim Pawlenty’s new fiscal plan isn’t very grounded in reality.

Is Peter Diamond qualified to be a Fed governor?

The housing market has changed over the past five years, and that’s a good thing.

When John McCain declared that Sarah Palin could beat President Obama, it was easy to dismiss. But when the architect of the Democratic strategy in 2008, says the same thing, you have to listen.

The jobs market has been weak for much longer than just the past two years.

After several months where it seemed like things were turning around, the May jobs report was depressingly bad.

Unemployment was high when Barack Obama took office and it’s gotten substantially higher. Does that mean he won’t get re-elected?

All in all, not looking like it will be a fun summer.

With the customary hand-wringing over the low quality of the presidential field well underway, the corollary pining for other candidates to join the race is starting.

Canada is much friendlier than the United States with regard to immigration.

The Republican candidates of 2012 are so weak because of GOP losses in 2004 and 2006 Senate and gubernatorial races.

Ohio State researchers: ARRA created/saved approximately 450 thousand state and local government jobs and destroyed/forestalled roughly one million private sector jobs.

Santorum has an interesting theory about the decline of great powers.

For the most part, April’s jobs report was good news.

There’s not much movement in the President’s job approval numbers.

Americans are rallying around the President in the wake of the mission against bin Laden, but it’s likely to be short-lived.

Will days of strong economic growth ever return? And what happens if they don’t?

President Obama is vulnerable, but he’s facing a GOP field that is underwhelming even for Republicans.

More on that freeloader problem (today with less snark).

We’re approaching the point where those job approval numbers start to matter, and President Obama’s are heading down again.