Outside the Beltway

Marco Rubio wants to prevent these young women, and other Olympic medal winners, from paying taxes. It’s a dumb idea.

Nate Jones asks, “What if every Olympic sport was photographed like beach volleyball?”

Dan Nexon often gets asked by prospective candidates how they might improve their chances at getting into a PhD program in political science.

“Vertigo” has ended “the 50-year reign” of “Citizen Kane,” which has dropped to second place.

The Elements of F*cking Style drags English grammar out of the ivory tower and into the gutter, injecting a dull subject with a much-needed dose of color.

Publishing unsubstantiated rumor is not journalism.

While women are more visible at the 2012 Olympics than any past games, there are still cries of “sexism.”

Three new polls show President Obama leading in three key battleground states.

The novelist, playwright, and social critic Gore Vidal has died, aged 86.