Outside the Beltway

A pioneer woman born in 1867 depicted American Indians and African-Americans in ways that are cringe-worthy today.

New York attorney Aaron Schlossberg found himself on the receiving end of an Internet firestorm this week. His case raises some interesting questions about Internet vigilantism.

The church sponsors 20 percent of the youth organization’s membership.

Controversies involving Jimmy Kimmel and “The Simpsons” highlight a perennial question.

Maureen Dowd blames the Internet for women having sex with men they find unattractive.

Argumentation without the intent to persuade is masturbation, not journalism.

The Atlantic fired one of their few conservative voices for saying women who have abortions should be hanged. Was this beyond the pale?

A woman who was fired after a photograph of her giving the middle finger to President Trump’s motorcade went viral is suing her former employer. She doesn’t have much of a case.

The FBI committed gross malfeasance in building a case against the widow of Omar Mateen. She nonetheless bears significant blame for 53 deaths.

A blog post and resulting Twitter exchange point to a larger problem in our political dialog.

The grand gesture may put undue pressure on women in making an important life decision.

The danger of saying stupid things online apparently has not sunk in with some people.

Those with the means can buy their way out of more and more of life’s inconveniences.

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

There’s no consensus for European-style social democracy or a Randian libertarian paradise.

While elite schools confer many advantages on their graduates, they also wall them off from normal people and create an entitled, out-of-touch elite.

A bizarre rant in American Spectator contains some interesting thoughts about the nature of America’s political elite.