Outside the Beltway

What happened in 1970 to decouple wages and productivity?

Carbon emissions in the U.S. have declined just as use of natural gas in electricity production has increased. That’s no coincidence.

Farhad Manjoo is trying the demo version of Microsoft Word 2013—which he likes—but notices something out of place.

Jeopardy phenom Ken Jennings contends Mount Everest isn’t really Earth’s highest peak.

We’ve reached a point where our wonder at modern technology fades almost instantaneously and is replaced by annoyance that our technology isn’t better

Lies and misrepresentations in politics seem to be something the American people have come to, if not accept, at least expect.

Would faith survive the discovery that the central premise of the Bible is a lie?

A recent decision out of Massachusetts threatens to make business quite difficult for online service providers.

Wouldn’t it be easier to bury the power lines instead of dealing with storm damage and week-long power outages seemingly every year?

Does talent spawn growth? Or does growth attract talent?

Are the Stuxnet and Flame attacks the opening shots in a dangerous new era of secret war?

Congressmen are investing hundreds of millions of dollars in stock in companies over which they have oversight. And it’s perfectly legal.

There is no evidence that the Capital Punishment works.

In March, Janet Wolfenbarger became the first female four-star general in Air Force history. Now, she’s assumed command of all Air Force weapons programs.

Why isn’t the American middle class and working class angrier at the 1 percent?

NASA was in need of new telescopes and got a helping hand from their good pals at the DoD.

In, “Squeezing out the doctor,” The Economist looks at the future of medicine and sees a declining role for physicians.

The United States may have slowed down Iran’s nuclear program without firing a shot–not counting the one at our own foot.

SpaceX’s Dragon has shown us what the future can look like.

The first shots have been fired in cyberspace. How will it end?

The Virginia Department of Transportation is seeking to raise money for toll roads through a user tax on their best customers.

The economic statistics aren’t pointing in a very optimistic direction.

Will more knowledge bring an end to the public debate over evolutionary theory? Don’t count on it.

Meet Flame. A cyber threat that makes Stuxnet seem like child’s play.

Eugene Polley, the inventor of the first wireless TV remote control, has died aged 96.

The Internet is public and forever. But maybe it shouldn’t be.