Outside the Beltway

Probably a good thing there wasn’t a hammer involved.

Set backs for Pennsylvania in its effort to reverse the NCAA sanctions against Penn State, and a new lawsuit from the Paterno family. The Sandusky story returns.

Dr. Keith Ablow lays out the case that President Obama is conducting psychological warfare on us.

Yesterday, I noted that the theme park business is booming and suggested that, based on how crowded the parks are, Disney should raise their prices. It turns out that they had done just that the night before.

The University of Alabama men’s golf team joins the football, softball, gymnastics, and women’s golf teams as national champions.

No, the NFL isn’t a non-profit. Yes, it pays massive amounts of taxes.

Jean Stapleton, an accomplished stage and screen actress who achieved entertainment immortality playing opposite Carroll O’Connor as Archie Bunker’s long-suffering wife Edith, has died at the age of 90:

Apparently, our biggest problem in America is now the name of an NFL franchise.

Fox and Disney are in a legal fight over movie rights to a minor comic book character.

Fifty years after Edmund Hillary’s historic ascent, Everest is crowded with guided tours and littered with the corpses of inexperienced climbers.

What is the appropriate response to someone who’s acting like a jerk?

Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield performs David Bowie’s classic “Space Oddity” from outer space.

The noted wine critic Robert Parker recently forayed into reviewing bourbon and came under intense fire from enthusiasts of American whiskey.

John McCain is taking a break from advocating yet another war in the Middle East to make war against cable television companies.

Jason Collins is gay. Who the hell is Jason Collins, you might ask?

Legendary country music singer George Jones has died, aged 81.

Famous people may die sooner than the rest of us. Then again, they may not.

Today is the 75th anniversary of Superman.

Prominent female athletes have been able to be openly gay for decades. Why can’t their male counterparts?

The artist known as Kid Rock endorsed Mitt Romney but now says he’s “embarrassed to be a Republican.” Because of their stance on paperless tickets, naturally.