Outside the Beltway

Evidence that George Zimmerman acted out of racial bias is completely lacking, which means the Federal Government should stay out of this case entirely.

The blowback from yesterday’s revelations about U.S. surveillance on European allies continues.

The latest NSA leaks are likely to prove to be diplomatically embarrassing.

Jerry Brown’s second go-round as governor has been very, very good to the Golden State.

Cellphones have achieved near complete market penetration, and the smartphone is leading the way.

The US Senate wants to know why Apple and other big technology companies are paying so little into the US Treasury.

President Obama delivered another powerful speech on race.

The world oil markets aren’t too far away from being hit by the shock of massively increased demand from China. Somehow, we’ll have to adapt.

The days of free news on the Internet may be coming to an end.

Habemus Papam

The Technicolor Choom Room Edition OTB Caption Contest^TM is now over.

Time for the Thursday OTB Caption Contest^TM

The Nairobi Holiday Trio Edition OTB Caption Contest^TM is now over.

Representative democracy is a process of delegation of power to agents who act on behalf of citizens. The process of delegation matters.

The National Intelligence Council has released its quadrennial strategic forecast, Global Trends 2030: Alternative Worlds.

Fareed Zakaria declares “America’s election process an international embarrassment.” He’s right.

American politicians are using China as a scapegoat for America’s problems.

Because some things are worth reinforcing.

The Romney campaign’s critique of the President’s foreign policy record is weak, and based on bad history.

Capitulating to a mob is never a good idea.

Carbon emissions in the U.S. have declined just as use of natural gas in electricity production has increased. That’s no coincidence.

The Obama campaign’s focus on Mitt Romney’s alleged involvement in moving companies overseas is entirely phony.

Were the Colonists wrong to toss aside the British Empire so casually?

Gas prices are falling nationwide but that’s mostly because the economy kind of stinks.

In, “Squeezing out the doctor,” The Economist looks at the future of medicine and sees a declining role for physicians.

A spate of bad economic news foretells a shift in the campaign for President.

We, as Americans, tend to have a limited knowledge of the institutional variation that exists across democratic systems around the world.

The Wall Street Journal publishes a screed aimed at those about to graduate college.

There’s a big hole in the latest sanctions against Iran.

Dharun Ravi was convicted of bias intimidation toward Tyler Clementi. It’s not at all clear that he should have been.

“Asian” has an entirely different connotation in the UK than it does in the US.

Seven of the top ten and fifteen of the top twenty universities on the planet are American.

The Mongo Like Ghandi Edition OTB Caption Contest^TM is now over.

Wait until you hear about Newt Gingrich’s new out of this world idea.

The truth about a Second Obama Term is that it likely wouldn’t be all that remarkable.

Higher gas prices in the spring could have an impact on the economy, and the election.