Outside the Beltway

The cover-up at Penn State was, if anything, worse than we thought,.

What does the US Constitution actually provide in terms of guidance for governance?

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

One part of the Supreme Court’s PPACA ruling has not received a lot of attention, but it has the potential to have a lot of impact in the future.

Jerry Sandusky is in jail, but the evidence of the crimes that were committed to protect him continues to mount.

Is there a logical flaw in the way Chief Justice Roberts addressed the tax issue in his opinion? Not really.

While it upheld the Affordable Care Act today, the Supreme Court also placed some clear limits on Congressional power. That’s a good thing.

The Republican strategy on health care in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision needs some tweaking.

Thanks to a surprising decision by Chief Justice Roberts, the Affordable Care Act has survived the Constitutional challenges against it.

Justice.

The New Yorker’s John Cassidy sees “Good and Bad News for Obama” in Nicolas Sarkozy’s defeat.

The commander of Fort Knox has canceled a Ted Nugent concert after the rocker’s recent rant about President Obama.

It would be nice if policies were assessed in terms of costs and benefits.

OTB’s comment section as a microcosm of the American political landscape.

It seems to have been a rough day for the individual mandate at the Supreme Court.

By the end of today’s first day of hearings on the Affordable Care Act, the Justices seem eager to take the consider the case on the merits.

Dear Bill Maher and Alexandra Pelosi: The plural of anecdote is not data.

Our political scene has changed drastically since Bob Kerrey was last in the Senate.

David Brooks points out that, despite the mythology of America as a land of rugged individuals and Europe as a socialist experiment gone wrong, the amount of social welfare spending is roughly the same.

The Obama Administration introduced a corporate tax reform plan that doesn’t go nearly far enough.

Anyone who falls for this needs to look into bridges in Brooklyn and oceanfront property in Arizona.

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

Once again, a government entity thinks the average person is too dumb to take care of themselves.

Revisiting a lively debate from over the weekend.

Mitt Romney stumbled a bit during his victory tour this morning.

American politics is as polarized as ever, and it shows no signs of changing regardless of who wins in November.

Yet more revelations about Ron Paul’s newsletters.

Have Americans divided themselves into what are becoming increasingly different cultures?

Why are all the candidates for president so awful?

Conservatives are rejecting Andrew Sullivan’s Newsweek essay out of hand, but they ought to pay attention to what he’s saying.

Senator Jim DeMint demonstrated clearly today what is wrong with Washington.

Rick Santorum’s views on the role of government are somewhat disturbing.

Congress eliminates a bad subsidy, but it’s only because there’s a worse one on the books.

Republicans are learning that their hard line on immigration comes with a political price.

Ron Paul doesn’t want to talk about his newsletters now, but he was pretty talkative 15 years ago.

Should Ron Paul find his currently upward trajectory to continue he will find himself facing greater media (and opposition) scrutiny.

The final candidate clash of 2011 didn’t lead to the sparring that some expected.

With Gingrich surging in the polls, the pundit class has gotten out the long knives.

Time Magazine has chosen “The Protester” as its Person Of The Year. Let the outrage ensue.

The Establishment opposition to the current frontrunner has little to do with his policy ideas.

Barack Obama now looks to the Rough Rider himself for inspiration. Can’t he find it himself?