Outside the Beltway

The unqualified hack who led OPM while China stole 21 million sensitive personnel files has finally resigned.

Wherein I take the view that as our understanding of language changes, so too does our application of the Constiution.

The US Supreme Court has ruled 5-4 that the U.S. Constitution contains a right to same-sex marriage.

Well, that didn’t take long.

Taylor Swift is taking a stand against Apple’s new streaming music service, and she’s largely right.

Pope Francis’s new encyclical isn’t exactly being received positively by American conservatives, because they seem to be missing the point.

Was this simply ordinary intelligence collection? Or something more insidious?

Jawbone is suing Fitbit for infringing a patent that should never have been granted.

It’s getting easier and easier to cut the cord.

Billionaire wunderkind Elon Musk has had a lot of help from taxpayers.

The Supreme Court has narrowed the means by which Federal prosecutors can prosecute someone for making statements online that could be perceived as threats.

The FCC appears set to “encourage” telephone companies to install robocall blocking technology. Pollsters are panicking.

The economy contracted in the first quarter of 2015, and that suggests the rest of the year isn’t going to be very good either.

Los Angeles became the latest major city to increase its minimum wage. It’s a risky bet that is likely to do more harm than good.

North Korea now claims it has miniaturized nuclear warheads sufficienctly so that they can be placed on missiles. They also say they can launch missiles from submarines.

A new survey shows that Americans are becoming less Christian, and less religious overall.

Ray Mabus is trying to make serving in the Navy and Marine Corps more attractive to women.

A Federal Appeals Court has ruled that the N.S.A.’s data mining program is illegal, but its ruling may not have a very big impact.

Aides to Governor Chris Christie apparently think there’s still a way he can run a credible campaign for President, but it seems unlikely.

Carly Fiorina, who flopped at Hewlett-Packard and in her lone previous political campaign, wants to be the leader of the free world.

Vaccination has eliminated a disease that used to be a serious threat from the Americas.

Chinese analysts are telling their American counterparts that North Korea’s nuclear arsenal is far more sophisticated than previously believed.

Yet another study has found no link between autism and childhood vaccines. However, that’s unlikely to mean the end of the anti-vaccination movement.

In a 6-3 vote that defied traditional expectations, the Justices have limited the ability of police to detain people on the side of the road for long periods of time.

Norway is moving to all-digital radio.

Some thoughts on a column by Roger Noriega on the Obama administration and Latin America,

Another case of teenagers ‘sexting,’ another dumb overreaction by law enforcement.

Arkansas, North Carolina, and Virginia may soon see the same battle over RFRA laws that is playing itself out in Indiana

Carly Fiorina seems to be inching close to a Presidential run for some reason.

Elton John is leading a boycott against Dolce & Gabbana.

Ubiquitous tracking isn’t all bad.

Cornell math prof Steven Strogatz is very excited about Pi day.

Don’t say “climate change” or “global warming” if you work for Florida’s Department of Environmental Protection.

Aaron Brazell explains why “THE INTERNET IS ABOUT TO BECOME WAY FASTER.”

One of the pioneers of the Internet warns that we’re in danger of losing entire generations’ worth of history because of digitization.

Another commentary on the National Security Strategy, this one at The Hill.

Can a country entry reap the benefits of the connected age while successfully tying down the Internet?

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