Outside the Beltway

Despite seeing the effort fail in Scotland, Catalans say they intend to move forward with their own independence effort.

A Federal investigation of lane closures on the George Washington Bridge appears to vindicate Governor Chris Christie.

The United Kingdom will stay united, but it may never be the same again.

It’s all over but the voting in Scotland.

Self-described socialist Bernie Sanders is contemplating an independent run for the presidency.

After 200 years, Francis Scott Key’s most famous work may have outlived its usefulness..

Apple announced a stunning array of upgraded and new products yesterday.

With just nine days to go, it’s anyone’s guess how the Scottish Independence vote will turn out.

Another Federal appellate Court has struck down state law bans on same-sex marriage, but the only thing that matters now is the Supreme Court.

After several months of good news, the August Jobs Report was quite a disappointment.

Obama’s current policy—tactical level strikes with no obvious long-term strategic aim—may well be the best we can hope for.

A lower court judge has upheld the Louisiana Constitution’s limitation of marriage to “one man and one woman.”

Michele Willens wonders, “When Did We Get So Old?”

AV Club produces an impressive overview of the entire Trek franchise.

A major escalation.

The two sides in Gaza keep extending the humanitarian cease fire, but remain miles apart on the major issues dividing them.

Our server went kaput. We got a new one.

If recent polling is to be believed, the bid for Scottish independence is going to go down in flames.

End game? Or the potential spark of a wider war?

Wikipedia is refusing to recognize a photographer’s copyright claim because a monkey took the picture.

Well, it was nice while it lasted.

The war in Gaza seems to be winding down, but the underlying issues remain.

A glimmer of hope in Gaza is quickly snuffed out.

The Israeli public if overwhelmingly behind the war in Gaza, and that means it will probably continue for awhile.

A much better Second Quarter.

School.

What the West does in response to Russia’s actions in Ukraine is largely up to Europe, not the United States.

No surprises so far.

Add Libya to the list of the world’s trouble spots.

History matters.

Hopes for a temporary respite in the Gaza conflict faded away today.

Things are getting serious in eastern Ukraine.

Does it still make sense to give kids a 10-12 week break every year?

The next phase of Israel’s attack on Hamas has begun.

The most novel argument yet against capital punishment.

Why is the marriage ceremony the government’s concern?

An effort yesterday to bring about a cease fire in Gaza came to naught when Hamas rejected the proposal.

Iraq continues to fall apart.

The number of uninsured Americans has declined since the Obamacare mandate went into effect.

In the end, the separatists in eastern Ukraine have always been expendable as far as Vladimir Putin is concerned.

Assuming it accepts the appeal, Utah is giving the Supreme Court its high profile case for the October 2015 Term.

More than any other language, English words are being adopted, and transformed, by other languages.