Outside the Beltway

Fresh off his third statewide win in four years, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker appears to be getting ready to run for President.

A collision between marriage equality and religious liberty, but it seems clear that religious liberty should win this one.

For the ninth time since 1974, the next Governor of Maine will likely be elected with less than 50% of the vote.

Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has made an incredibly weak argument in favor of his state’s ban on same-sex marriage.

Bill Scher examines “How Republicans Lost the Culture War.”

Two more states are added to the list, with another three likely not far behind.

Why is the marriage ceremony the government’s concern?

John Boehner’s latest political move is designed mostly to appease the GOP base, but it’s likely a non-starter from a legal point of view.

A US-EU free trade zone is a no-brainer. But the devil is in the details.

The Supreme Court has limited the ability of public employee unions to force people to join their ranks.

A big step forward for the challenge to state-based bans on same-sex marriage.

Obsessing over what a politician believed in the past accomplishes nothing.

A landmark ruling out of California that could help propel a real debate on education reform.

The Virginia DMV is threatening to crackdown on companies providing innovative car services to consumers.

How the richest man in the world quickly changed the education curriculum in 45 states.

More problems for the planned 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

A partial victory, but a victory nonetheless.

The CEO of Mozilla resigned today amid controversy over his position on same-sex marriage. The triumph of “political correctness,” or just the will of the marketplace?

Once again, the Supreme Court reminds us that limiting political speech is unconstitutional.

So, Dana Milbank has a column.

A big setback for the UAW.

The string of victories for same-sex marriage continues as a Federal Judge rules that the Commonwealth of Kentucky must recognize out-of-state same-sex marriages.

Another victory for marriage equality. This time from the state that gave us the Supreme Court’s landmark decision on interracial marriage.

The bizarre conservative love affair with Vladimir Putin continues.

The fight for marriage equality takes another step forward.

Another day, another delay

A commonly cited statistic in support of the “equal pay” argument does not stand up to scrutiny.

About 1,000 same-sex couples married in Utah before the Supreme Court stay find themselves in an odd legal limbo.

For the time being at least, same-sex marriage is once again banned in Utah.

The year that will soon ended will go down in history as the year that the same-sex marriage debate changed forever.

Same-sex marriage remains the law of the land in one of the most conservative states in the nation, at least unless the Supreme Court says otherwise.

Once again, the Administration has unilaterally changed the Affordable Care Act.

A 17th state legalizes gay marriage. There’s no turning back.

The most important leader to come out of Africa in the 20th Century, and perhaps in all of history, has died.

Imagine all these people talking on the cellphones during a long flight, or even a short one.