Outside the Beltway

February’s jobs report came in stronger than analysts expected, but wage growth remains stubbornly stagnant.

As expected, President Obama has vetoed the bill that would have authorized the Keystone XL Pipeline.

The January Jobs Report showed that the trend of strong jobs growth we saw in 2014 appears to be continuing into the new year.

While the issue of income inequality is quite real, Oxfam’s numbers are not.

President Obama’s decision on Keystone XL is apparently to delay things long enough so he doesn’t have to decide at all.

Just one day into the new Congress, the first confrontation is already set.

JetBlu is joining the competition in charging bag fees and cramming in more seats.

Reversing a previous decision, Sony will allow The Interview to be screened in a small number of theaters.

The Commerce Department had a Christmas present for investors, businesses, and consumers today.

Talk about your second- and third-order effects.

President Obama criticized Sony for backing down, and said that the U.S. would respond to North Korea’s cyber attack “at a place and time we choose,”

With major theater chains having pulled out, Sony bowed to the inevitable, but now there appears to be proof that a foreign power is behind the Sony hacking attacks and threats of violence.

For a year that started out with regaining long-lost territory in Ukraine, 2014 is not ending so well for Vladimir Putin’s Russia.

The U.S. Government continues to lose money on production of two coins that people barely use anymore.

Unlike Ray Rice, Adrian Peterson has lost his bid to have his suspension overturned.

It looks like Congress has averted a budget fight for the second straight year.

The Court holds that Federal Law does not require employees to be paid for the time waiting to get through mandatory security screening.

Russia’s own government is projecting that its economy will slip into recession next year. How that will impact Putin’s current belligerence remains to be seen.

The Food & Drug Administration’s new regulations requiring calorie and other information on menus in restaurants and elsewhere won’t work, could limit consumer choice, and may not be Constitutional.

The U.S. Government is looking for lawyers willing to work for free.

In a slap to the face of the N.F.L. and Commissioner Roger Goodell, an arbitrator has overturned the indefinite suspension that was imposed on former Ravens Running Back Ray Rice back in September.

Black Friday chaos has crossed the pond.

Once again, some people are upset because retailers are opening on Thanksgiving Day, but that’s only because people are coming out to shop.

Sen. Charles Schumer says Democrats made a mistake by concentrating on getting health care reform passed instead of on fixing the economy.

Once again, a Federal Judge has barred New Jersey’s effort to legalize sports betting based on Federal law. it’s time for the Federal Government to get out of the way on this issue.

A knowledgeable observer has a dim forecast.

The labor laws apply no matter what business you’re in.

Obama proposes four ‘net neutrality’ rules.

Another mostly good, but not great, jobs report.

Another example of the silliness of the “trade deficit” concept.

We are obviously moving toward an era of streaming and other services that don’t rely on Cable/Satellite providers, but it will still take some time to get there and for it to be cost effective.

A pair of accidents has led some to wonder if we are at the end of commercial ventures in space. Clearly, we are not.

Another setback for commercial space ventures, the second this week and this time with tragic consequences.

Not too long ago, Trick Or Treating didn’t mean getting candy produced by large corporations.

Quietly, oil prices have been falling for months now. That’s potentially a very big deal.

Not surprisingly a Federal Judge has blocked New Jersey’s latest effort to legalize sports gaming. As a matter of policy, though, there’s no reason it shouldn’t be legal to place wagers on sporting events.

Have digital books rendered the publishing houses obsolete?

All of the major sports leagues are trying to stop New Jersey’s efforts to legalize sports gambling. They should not be allowed to succeed.