Outside the Beltway

Harry Reid has spent the summer trying to portray is opponent as a kook. So far, it’s working.

Unemployment is not equally distributed in America.

Another round of primaries last night made the playing field for November just a little bit clearer to see.

Are government imposed mandates making it impossible for businesses to justify hiring new workers?

Despite 9.5% unemployment, American firms are struggling to find qualified applicants for job openings.

The Republican Party is keeping relatively quiet on the Proposition 8 ruling. That’s a good idea.

The First Family can go on vacation, but politics never does.

Another bad jobs report demonstrates that the “recovery” is an illusion for many people.

Council of Economic Advisors chair Christina Romer becomes the latest senior official to leave the Obama White House.

What impact will Judge Walker’s decision on Proposition 8 have on politics in 2010 and beyond ?

The Democrats are pulling a trick from the Reagan playbook for the fall campaign. They might want to rethink that.

Should anyone care that Chelsea Clinton’s wedding was ridiculously lavish?

The latest GDP numbers are nothing but bad news for Democrats.

Megan McArdle cites an academic article someone disagrees with, proving she’s a dishonest hack.

Barack Obama was a big hit on college campuses in 2008. Two years later, those same young voters seem to be having second thoughts.

Most research shows that unemployment benefits/insurance increases the duration of unemployment.

The median duration of unemployment is at levels not seen in decades. What do we do about it?

Democrats have opened up a 6 point lead in the Gallup generic ballot tracking poll, their first statistically significant lead of the cycle.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics is reporting that the CPI declined 0.1% last month. This makes for the third straight month that the CPI has declined. Is there reason to think that there is widespread deflation in the economy?

American businesses are sitting on a big pile of cash, and giving no indication that they have any intention of spending it any time soon.

The Senate’s stonewalling of unemployment benefits extension makes no sense.

The President likely has some very bad poll numbers on his mind this morning.

If Jon Kyl’s recent comments are any indication, Republicans haven’t learned their lesson just yet.

There are further signs that the economy will remain anemic through the end of 2010, if not longer.

Despite new breakthroughs, an HIV vaccine is still some ways off. But, my, we’ve come a long way.

Will LeBron James’s departure push upset Ohioans to the right ?

Age-adjusted unemployment is at its worst in more than a quarter century

There are a whole lot of reasons to be concerned about the economy.

So much for the Obama Administration’s “Summer of Recovery.”

Contrary to popular belief, Adolf Hitler didn’t come to power by democratic means or because of his ability to whip the public into a frenzy.

Joe Biden got a free custard and some unsolicited political advice.

Another poll brings bad news for the White House.