Outside the Beltway

President Obama’s immigration policy shift is legal, it’s good policy, but bypassing Congress won’t solve our immigration problems.

The history of the DREAM Act underscores the significance of the 60-vote Senate.

Republican reaction to the President’s immigration policy announcement has been relatively muted, and it’s likely to stay that way.

The How Low Can You Go? Edition OTB Caption Contest^TM is now over.

The “Mormon Question” that has long plagued Mitt Romney is being raised again by a new study showing the sentiment rising among liberals and non-believers.

Saudi Arabia’s monarchy has suffered the loss of Crown Prince Nayef, the successor 88-year-old King Abdullah.

Few people earn a million dollars in a year. Fewer still do it more than once.

Neil Munro acted like a jerk, but Barack Obama needs to be more open to questions than he has been.

Frustrated by its inability to get laws passed through Congress, the Obama administration has decided to stop following laws already passed by Congress.

Sequencing matters.

The heady days of revolution in Egypt have been replaced with the cold light of political reality.

Both candidates are telling the public that they can change the way Washington works. They’re both setting themselves up to be the source of major disappointment.

A year old, seconds-long, scene from a show on HBO has apparently become the latest cause for outrage.

A new ruling from Egypt’s highest court has set in motion a chain of events that could end very badly.

Time for the Thursday OTB Caption Contest^TM

Several conservatives are touting a poll that purports to show a 22 point drop in support for Obama by Jewish voters in New York. Is it believable?

A third of Americans under the age of 30 doubt the existence of God, compared to 14 percent 25 years ago.

US Army Special Forces are the best we have at working with far-flung villagers. Are they good enough?

A new poll purports to show the President losing 20% of North Carolina’s African-American vote to Mitt Romney. Don’t Believe It.

If the Department of Justice does not fully comply with Congressional subpoenas, then there seems to be no alternative other than holding the Attorney General in contempt.

The Republican nominee gets some backhanded praise from an unlikely source, MoJo blogger Kevin Drum.

There is no evidence that the Capital Punishment works.

When I saw the headline “Black Mormons Face Tough Election Choice Between Romney And Obama,” I naturally presumed it would lead to a parody news piece in The Onion.