Outside the Beltway

Stephen Hill, a US soldier serving in Iraq, was booed by some members of the audience at last night’s Republican debate.

Last night’s Republican debate is likely to raise more questions about Rick Perry in the minds of voters.

If you haven’t experienced the joys of peddling around Germany with 15 of your closest friends while enjoying several liters of Munich’s finest, you’re too late.

George Lucas is once again “enhancing” his epic films for the upcoming Blu-Ray release.

When one adopts a one-word pseudo-elfin name, one might expect a spot of trouble

Watching the news and reading the op-eds makes it clear: America is doomed.

Fascinating exchange from the late 1970s.

When everyone can record video at any time and post it for all the world to see, is there such a thing as privacy anymore?

The debate format was the biggest loser last night, but there were a few memorable moments in New Hampshire.

Where’s the line when a public figure interacts with a teenage fan?

Charging soldiers $200 for an extra bag on their way home for war? Really Delta?

Gil Scott-Heron, most famous “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised,” has died at 62.

Enough with the 57 states.

Has technology robbed us of more than it’s given in return?

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver have announced their separation after 25 years of marriage.

Mashup videos: Iron Maiden and The Monkees (“The Trooper Believer”) and Pink Floyd and Bee Gees (“Stayin’ Alive in the Wall”)

Singing the 1974 Carl Douglas classic “Kung Fu Fighting” can get you arrested in England.

Video entertainment is moving in two seemingly opposite directions simultaneously.

The duty to defend “hateful, extremely disrespectful, and enormously intolerant” expression.

Facebook limits accounts to those who say that they are at least 13 years old. Shockingly, some kids lie to get on the popular social network.

An offhand comment in my post “Obama Killed Cap’n Crunch” sparked inquiries about the fate of the General Mills line of cereals featuring monster characters.

Salmon Khan argues that students should watch videos at night and practice during the day.

A new site will identify news articles based on press releases rather than journalism.

As in Baharain, the Libyan Government has reacted violently to the populist uprising sweeping the Arab world. The difference is the Libyans are doing it largely without anyone noticing

The White House Press Office produces a blog, YouTube channel, Flickr photo stream, Facebook and Twitter profiles, and daily video programming.

Shirley Sherrod’s lawsuit against Andrew Brietbart promises to be an interesting test of the boundaries of defamation law in the political blogosphere.

State and AID budgets are a rounding error in the Defense budget.

Here’s how terrorists get past airport security: don’t bother to go through it.

Didn’t we just talk about this?

Inevitably, the Nazis made an appearance during yesterday’s debate over health care reform in the House. It’s time for it to stop, or at least time for the rest of us to stop taking seriously anyone who resorts to such arguments.

A new book by President Reagan’s youngest son raises allegations that the former President was showing signs of Alzheimer’s Disease while still in office, and that’s led to a family feud between the two Reagan brothers.

There’s a lesson to be drawn from the tragedy in Arizona, but it isn’t the one the media is talking about.

More breaking news on the shooting-in this case, about the shooter.