Outside the Beltway

Nobel Laureate Liu Xiaobo has dedicated his Nobel Peace Prize to the victims of the June 1989 massacre in Tianamen Square. Proving again that the events of that day still live on in the memory of many Chinese people.

You might not hear little kids say they want to be “powerful” when they grow up. But they sure as hell want power now.

A Federal Judge in California has struck another blow to the military’s Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy. Now, the ball is in President Obama’s court.

It’s been a decade since al Qaeda attacked the USS Cole, killing 17 American sailors. The perpetrators are still at large.

A fascinating discussion about the nature of blogging.

Barack Obama is damned if he does, damned if he doesn’t when riding his bike. Wear a helmet, and he’s a dork. Don’t, and he’s setting a bad example.

his blog post originally stated that one in three black men who have sex with me is HIV positive. In fact, the statistic applies to black men who have sex with men.

Should the UN expand the number of permanent Security Council members?

The Alaska Republican says he won’t answer questions about alleged misconduct as a public official, deeming it “personal.”

According to some new studies by crack economists, it’s helpful to have a spouse bringing in some money if you happen to lose your job.

Republicans are suddenly targeting — and Democrats in some cases are conceding — House seats that were until recently considered out of play.

If everything you know about Islam comes from Pam Geller and Christianity from Christopher Hitchens, you’re doing yourself a grave disservice.

The Obamarator Edition OTB Caption Contest^TM is now over.

More on Greg Mankiw’s thought experiment on taxes and incentives to work.

The disaster that began last Monday in Hungary continues to unfold.

Citizens United really wasn’t that big a deal.

Andrew Sullivan has been blogging for a decade now. He remains one of the few truly indispensable bloggers.

Greg Mankiw argues that, the more of his money the government takes, the less incentive he has to earn more. That’s debatable.

President Obama and the Democrats are charging the Chamber of Commerce of funneling foreign money into ads for Republicans. It’s a desperate move unlikely to work.

For a guy who has no chance of winning, Carl Paladino certainly knows how to get himself press coverage.

Time for the Monday OTB Caption Contest^TM

If job growth continues at the anemic pace that it has been on in 2010, it could be quite some time before we return to the “Good Old Days” of 5% unemployment.

Are we facing a Sharia take-over?

Once the province of science fiction, a car that can drive itself is now a reality, thanks to Google and DARPA. The implications are mind boggling.

If Sarah Palin isn’t running for President, why is she comparing herself to Ronald Reagan ?

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’s wife Virginia is under scrutiny ? Why ? Because she has a job.

The IRS wants to license tax preparers but exempt lawyers and CPAs from the requirement.

Despite early rumors that she would be fired when she proved not to be worth $16 million a year, Katie Couric has hung on as anchor at CBS. But her contract’s up in May and CNN seems to be the highest bidder. If not the only bidder.

A cryptic email leads to the discovery of what appears to be some sort of Barack Obama themed sex toy. A typically day in the life of a blogger.