Outside the Beltway

Market Watch presents this infographic of “the most and least expensive states to live in the U.S.

The Affirmative Action debate is too divisive and largely misses the point.

Tomorrow, the Supreme Court will hear argument in a case that will likely be this era’s version of the Betamax case.

Adding paywalls isn’t stopping the decline of the newspaper industry.

Once again, the Obama Administration punts on the Keystone XL Pipeline.

Electronic payments are convenient but sometimes there’s nothing better than money in your pocket.

The law of unintended consequences strikes again.

In an ideal world, we would be more tolerant of leaders who held controversial positions. We don’t live in that world.

Once again the Affordable Care Act meets the Law Of Unintended Consequences

The CEO of Mozilla resigned today amid controversy over his position on same-sex marriage. The triumph of “political correctness,” or just the will of the marketplace?

.Wonkblog’s “Wal-Mart has a lower acceptance rate than Harvard” is rightly drawing some eye-rolling.

It’s simple: We just have to define the problem and then solve it.

Eric Katz of Government Executive points to “The Incredible Shrinking Pay Raise in One Chart.”

Poking the eye of the institution that passes your budget is a bold choice.

What if the jobless recovery is but the beginning of a trend?

A big setback for the UAW.

The Jobs Report for January once again leaves much to be desired.

CVS makes a business decision that is earning it kudos for the most part.

Demand for mid-range goods and services seems to be on the decline.

Apple’s “1984” Super Bowl commercial ran only once, but it remains in a class by itself.

A commonly cited statistic in support of the “equal pay” argument does not stand up to scrutiny.

Two experts debate the topic, demonstrating how little we really know.

The advice “Do what you love. Love what you do” is not without pitfalls.

Seven years ago, Steve Jobs showed us that we could literally hold the world in the palm of our hand.

There are some signs that there may be room to strike a deal on the extension of unemployment benefits, but it’s likely to require some drama on Capitol Hill before it happens.

One of the dumbest rules in sports may mean that people in three cities can’t see their teams play this weekend.

The FCC is looking at re-examination of its sports broadcast rules. The NFL and other sports leagues should do the same thing.

A bunch of people talking on cellphones during a plane flight would annoy the heck out of me, but the government shouldn’t be involved in deciding if it should be allowed.