Outside the Beltway

If not Hillary Clinton or Joe Biden, who might the Democrats have to choose from in 2016?

Public opinion of the Supreme Court has declined in recent years. But It’s not because of anything the Court did.

What lessons can we draw from the Wisconsin Recall?

None of the cable news networks did particularly well last night.

A contentious political battle that has lasted a year has come to an end.

The case against Proposition 8 is headed to the Supreme Court.

In an ideal world, today’s Recall Election in Wisconsin would not even be legally possible.

Barring an upset, Scott Walker looks likely to survive his recall election tomorrow.

An unsurprising decision on the Defense of Marriage.

Yesterday, Cory Booker committed the rookie mistake of saying what was on his mind.

Republican politicians have largely avoided the topic of same-sex marriage since President Obama’s announcement. Why?

Thoughts on tradition, church, and state.

Marriage has always been an evolving institution.

Some Republicans see the light on same-sex marriage. Whether the party will listen is another question.

Did Joe Biden misspeak, or drop a hint that he shouldn’t have?

The GOP seems to be backing away from a position on same-sex marriage that was a prominent part of its message only a short time ago.

Billionaires have been free to donate as much money as they want to activist groups since the dawn of the Republic.

Romney eked out a win in the Michigan primary. He’s going to have a harder time there in November.

Another Federal Court rules in favor of marriage equality, and the biggest news is how unsurprising the outcome of the case is.

Should we just hand “marriage” over to churches and have civil unions for everyone else?

Maggie Gallagher’s anti-gay marriage argument is an example of pure conservative thinking.

A victory for proponents of same-sex marriage today in the Ninth Circuit.

Was Clint Eastwood’s Chrysler ad a political message, or just a well done commercial?

Last night’s State Of The Union Address contained another unfortunate example of the prevalence of militaristic rhetoric in domestic politics.

Rick Santorum returns to his old ways when asked about same-sex marriage.

More in common than they might think.

I’ll be liveblogging tonight’s Republican national security debate over at RealClearWorld along with a solid team of foreign policy analyst

Ohio voters overwhelmingly rejected a Republican law restricting the collective bargaining rights of public employees–and also rebuked the health insurance mandate central to ObamaCare.

Unnamed “sources” claim that ACORN is somehow behind Occupy Wall Street and its offshoots.

Occupy Wall Street is not motivated by envy of the rich or even animus towards banks.

Mitt Romney played it safe on a controversial issue again.

After a lengthy wait, free trade agreements with Colombia, Panama, and South Korea have been approved by Congress.

With the advantage of hindsight, it’s clear that more creative strategies were needed. But they probably couldn’t have been passed.

Judging them by their own manifesto, the Occupy Wall Street protesters are pretty silly people.

A meme is emerging that the Occupy Wall Street protests are America’s version of the Arab Awakening. That meme must die.

Chris Christie’s weight has become a political concern, apparently.

And, the week closes out with another round of rumors about New Jersey’s Governor.