Outside the Beltway

President Obama believes the North Korean attack on Sony was “an act of cyber vandalism” rather than “an act of war.”

A hostage crisis has been unfolding overnight at a cafe in Sydney, Australia that has apparent links to international terrorism.

A wholly successfully first test for NASA’s next generation manned space vehicle.

The Obama Administration took some fire yesterday for recent Ambassadorial Appointments, but the President’s record has been consistent with those of his recent predecessors.

Next week, the Supreme Court will be asked to determine the line between free speech online and criminal threats

Once again, a Federal Judge has barred New Jersey’s effort to legalize sports betting based on Federal law. it’s time for the Federal Government to get out of the way on this issue.

The CIA has always separated its core spying and analysis functions; that may soon change.

Adapting a relic of the 20th Century to the 21st Century.

A 69-year-old former polygraph examiner for the Oklahoma City police department has been indicted for coaching people to thwart the machines.

Outdated rules? It sure seems like it.

Obama proposes four ‘net neutrality’ rules.

The Fourth and Fifth Amendments do not prevent the police from compelling you to unlock your phone if you used fingerprint scan technology to lock it, Virginia Judge has ruled.

Another example of the silliness of the “trade deficit” concept.

We are obviously moving toward an era of streaming and other services that don’t rely on Cable/Satellite providers, but it will still take some time to get there and for it to be cost effective.

A pair of accidents has led some to wonder if we are at the end of commercial ventures in space. Clearly, we are not.

Would increasing the size of the House of Representatives be the cure for what ails Congress?

Another setback for commercial space ventures, the second this week and this time with tragic consequences.

Pope Francis restates something the Catholic Church has taught for a long time and, again, the American media thinks its something new and revolutionary.

A disappointing setback.

In many states, there aren’t really any races at all this year even if both parties have candidates on the ballot.

A Google Executive jumps from the edge of space, breaking a record.

Law enforcement remains unhappy about the recent changes that will make it harder to break into a locked smartphone.

The start of a trend? Probably.

MSNBC’s attempt to be the liberal Fox News isn’t working.

Attorneys for celebrities caught up in the leak of nude photographs are targeting Google.

We’ve got one foot in two very different technological worlds.

The nation’s newspaper of record is slashing its reporting team.

A long standing rule is finally repealed, but it’s not likely to change your viewing choices.

Danny Sullivan reflects on the end of another era.

There is apparently such a thing as too Jewish.

A recent change by Apple is good news for advocates of privacy and civil liberties in the Internet Age.

A nation known for adopting new technology is behind the rest of the world in one interesting way.

The courts have been striking them down at a dizzying pace since June.

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

Two men in North Carolina are free after spending 31 years in prison for a crime they didn’t commit.

The Copyright Office says that works not “created” by humans are not entitled to copyright protection.

The “open and free” Internet is an ideal type, not a myth.

The situation in Ferguson, Missouri isn’t calming down.