Outside the Beltway

Dow closes above 11,000 for first time since May after a decline in jobs boosts hopes of stimulus measures from the Fed.

A federal judge has ruled that ObamaCare’s individual mandate is Constitutional and thus brings to fruition the inevitable, ridiculous result of Wickard v. Filburn.

Experts say 80% of all alcohol sales go to people with drinking problems. The mathematics of that are staggering.

General Jim Jones is stepping down as National Security Advisor.

InstaPaper’s business model is stealing content created by others, stripping it of the ads that pay the creators, and running their own advertising on it.

New Cleveland Cavaliers coach Byron Scott wore a swastika tie to media day. Given that there are good reasons to doubt Scott has Nazi sympathies or is a covert member of the Aryan Brotherhood, we’ll chalk this up to an honest mistake.

Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo has won the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize. He probably doesn’t know it, though, because he’s currently sitting in a Chinese prison.

Another month, another bad jobs report.

Like Sarah Palin, Christine O’Donnell is no fan of the press.

New Jersey’s governor has killed a vital infrastructure project because of huge cost overruns. It’s penny wise and pound foolish.

The Veterans of Foreign Wars has endorsed Ron Klein, who never served a day in uniform, over retired LTC Allen West, a decorated veteran of several foreign wars. Is this an outrage?

The Castle Arrghhh OTB Caption Contest^TM is now over.

The new health care law’s individual mandate has survived it’s first legal challenge, and that’s not really a surprise.

Yet another study shows what any of us who’ve ever spent any time around soldiers already knew: Our Army is not comprised of stupid people who couldn’t find a decent job.

The Lou Dobbs story simply underscores the fact that the illegal immigration debate is fundamentally about labor supply and demand.

The Supreme Court yesterday heard oral argument in a case where being on the right side means supporting some vile people, but that’s what the First Amendment is all about.

MSNBC.com is contemplating a name change to distinguish their brand from that of a left-leaning cable news channel.

More numbers for campaign 2010–in this case, ones that show the maintenance of the status quo in several states.

Daniel Larison’s “The Case Against NATO” makes compelling reading. In my New Atlanticist post “The Case Against the Case Against NATO,” I explain why it’s wrong.

Time for the Thursday OTB Caption Contest^TM

Tonight’s topic: America’s rising income inequality and what, if anything, we ought to do about it.

If the Republicans win back Congress in November, it will be largely unearned. But that doesn’t mean that there’s no incentive for change in American politics.

Responding to the rant that got Rick Sanchez fired, Slate’s Brian Palmer investigates the question, “Do Jews Really Control the Media?” His short answer, “Maybe the movies, but not the news.”

Once again, Washington is abuzz with rumors that Hillary Clinton will be replacing Joe Biden as the Democratic Vice-Presidential nominee in 2012.

There’s apparently a whole series of these spoof ads for the non-existent car.

Dwayne Jarrett’s career with the Carolina Panthers: 1 touchdown, 2 DUIs.

Arnold Schwarzenegger predicts President Obama’s re-election. Historically, that’s the safe bet.

Boston University and Northeastern have found that there is life after football. Shouldn’t most schools follow their lead?

While Americans concern themselves with domestic politics and mid-term elections, the situation in Pakistan seems to continue to get worse.