Outside the Beltway

The debate over whether the PPACA’s individual mandate is a “penalty” or a “tax”seems rather pointless.

Chief Justice Roberts sided with a majority in upholding the individual mandate and, indeed, all but some trivial portions of the Affordable Care Act.

More evidence of the extent to which Members of Congress have profited from the inside information they receive.

Are the Stuxnet and Flame attacks the opening shots in a dangerous new era of secret war?

The US Supreme Court has upheld the most controversial provisions of Arizona’s immigration law.

One law professor suggests that we need to double the size of the Supreme Court. Is he right?

Congressmen are investing hundreds of millions of dollars in stock in companies over which they have oversight. And it’s perfectly legal.

Fast and furious, or a lot of sound and fury signifying not too much?

Jeffrey Goldberg asks, “What if Mitt Romney were Jewish?”

The President’s comment that the private sector is “doing fine” continues to be a topic of discussion.

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

The President seems to think the private sector is doing fine. He couldn’t possibly be more wrong.

The arguments behind the Paycheck Fairness Act do not hold up to scrutiny.

NASA was in need of new telescopes and got a helping hand from their good pals at the DoD.

How can opinion shift quickly on a given topic?

For the first time in 68 years, neither major party candidate for President has served in the military. Does this matter?

Is President Obama’s announcement on same-sex marriage helping to create a change in opinion on the issue among African-Americans?

Does the fizzled out Facebook IPO tell us anything about the state of the economy? Not really.

The margin between Barack Obama and Mitt Romeny is razor-thin, and it’s likely to stay that way for quite some time.

The “Clinton-Biden Switcheroo” Scenario is the pundit’s fantasy that will not die.

Private college degree mills have come under intense scrutiny. But many public institutions have similar statistics.

White babies now constitute slightly less than half of American births.

Common Cause has filed a specious lawsuit alleging that the filibuster is unconstitutional.

In office less than a day, Francois Hollande has already been forced to admit he can’t withdraw French forces from Afghanistan by the end of the year.

There’s much to question about The Washington Post’s decision to run a 47 year old story about Mitt Romney.

Is there a Romney Doctrine?

There may be reason to doubt reports alleging that Mitt Romney engaged in vicious bullying of a gay classmate as an 18-year-old prepster.

Some blogger wants to pay someone to get Barack Obama’s college transcripts. It’s time for this silliness to end.

The day after President Obama expressed his personal support for gay marriage, a report has surfaced of his presumptive general election opponent engaging in a mean, anti-gay “prank” back in 1965.

Obama has an advantage in what is likely to be one of the most important states in November’s election, but the race is far from over.

The price of a DC cab ride went up big time recently and neither riders nor cabbies are happy.

Richard Grenell’s time as Mitt Romney’s foreign policy spokesman lasted less than a month. The fact that he’s gay appears to be the reason it ended.

The biggest argument against Romney winning in November is the fact that there aren’t many ways for him to get to those pesky 270 Electoral Votes.

The major you choose in college will have an impact on your future.

The American economy is so bad that people are reverse migrating to the Third World.

According to some historians, a President isn’t truly great unless he involves America in a bloody and destructive war.

Legendary musician Levon Helm is dying.

Pat Summitt, arguably the greatest women’s basketball coach of all time, is stepping down to deal with Alzheimer’s .