Outside the Beltway

Presidential approval ratings at the 18-month mark don’t tell you much about re-election prospects.

San Francisco’s ban on sugary drinks is the latest example of nanny state reductio creep.

Alvin Greene is running a political campaign, but it’s unlike anything anyone has ever seen before.

Teaching college is a lot more work than outsiders think — although probably not as much work as professors think.

The latest bad idea from some conservative pundits ? Sarah Palin for Chair of the Republican National Committee.

Barack Obama may not be doing much campaigning in the fall if recent poll numbers are any indication.

David Brooks and Gail Collins debate the proper role for pundits.

Thanks to JaMarcus Russell, I have learned a new term.

The legal battle over immigration began today as the Obama Administration filed suit against Arizona over its new immigration law.

What exactly is it about air conditioning that has some people so upset ?

Parenting is hard work and kids are a giant pain. Is it worth it?

Using sexual arousal aids increases your chances of getting AIDS.

General Petraeus is in charge in Afghanistan! What exactly does this change?

The top 100 sites on the Internet get more than the next 900 combined.

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden said in an interview that he considered raising Muslim self-esteem about their contributions to science one of the goals of his agency.

We need to ask ourselves some tough questions on Afghanistan.

Two widely-hyped reports have Wall Street firms donating less money to Democrats as payback for financial reform efforts. But a closer look reveals no such thing.

More Politics 101 for Rand Paul.

It turns out that Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi isn’t dying after all, at least not any faster than any other human being.

No, the founding fathers of the United States were not “very afraid of a central government.” Indeed, such an assertion makes no sense.

Bill Kristol’s hero of the Revolutionary Era is Alexander Hamilton. Who is yours?

A lot of Americans don’t know that the US gained its independence from Great Britain. How can this be? Is it a liberal conspiracy?

One year ago today, Sarah Palin resigned as Governor of Alaska after only 2 1/2 years in office.

It’s going to be much harder for reporters to get access to the military thanks to new rules announced last night by the Pentagon.

Once again, the knives are out for Michael Steele after his recent Afghanistan gaffe.

Another depressing poll demonstrating American historical ignorance.

Thomas Jefferson took great pains to hide the word he originally used for “citizens” in the Declaration of Independence.

Some cops apparently still haven’t figured out that it’s legal to take pictures in public places — even of cops.

Sarah Palin is among a group of Republicans concerned that the Tea Party movement’s fiscal conservatism could pose a danger to defense spending.

The latest poll trends have pollster Charlie Cook thinking that the Democrats could be in for a very bad trouncing on Election Day.

Age-adjusted unemployment is at its worst in more than a quarter century

There are a whole lot of reasons to be concerned about the economy.

The Chairman of the RNC is expressing doubts about America’s war effort in Afghanistan.

NATO should resist preemptively declaring cyber attacks “an attack on all” members under Article 5.