Outside the Beltway

The Ravens quarterback cashed in after winning the Super Bowl. Now it’s Maryland’s turn.

There’s no money in wri

About 8.1 percent of U.S. workers have commutes of 60 minutes or longer and nearly 600,000 have “megacommutes” of at least 90 minutes and 50 miles.

The gambling mogul is self-reporting violations of the law against bribing foreign officials.

Do we ask too much of our leaders?

Once again, politicians in Washington are engaging in irrelevant partisan battles rather than trying to solve the nation’s problems.

The sequestration cuts are fast approaching, and the political battle is continuing.

Employers have to provide health coverage for those who work 30 hours a week. Guess what?

The main who coined the word “meritocracy” meant it as a pejorative term.

Tony Schwartz says, “Relax! You’ll Be More Productive.”

The American tax code contains perverse incentives and barriers to getting out of poverty.

Americans waste $121 billion a year because of traffic congestion.

In “Managing Mom’s Money,” J.D. Roth relates various credit card scams that are difficult to avoid and impossible to get out of once in.

At nearly $4 million for a 30 second spot, advertising on the Super Bowl is a bargain.

Applications to America’s Law Schools are down, because the nature of the legal profession is changing.

Some surprisingly bad economic news

New rules mandating full-time benefits for instructors teaching 30 hours predictably led to their hours being cut.

Fitch is out this morning with a warning on the nation’s credit rating that both Republicans and Democrats need to listen to.

The GOP is following a strategy on the debt ceiling that cannot possibly succeed.

The White House has shot down an idea that never deserved to be taken seriously.

Welcome to the latest crazy scheme to avoid reality.

Minting a Platinum Coin would be a really bad idea.

The new $450,000 income threshold is a political fiction.

Are we really going to do this again? The answer appears to be yes.

Kevin Drum argues that, “We Don’t Have a Spending Problem. We Have an Aging Problem.”

Could a coin like this solve the looming debt ceiling crisis?

The next six weeks or so will see Congress once again fighting over a self-created crisis.

Electric shavers have come down in price so much that it’s cheaper to buy a new one than a replacement head for your old one.