Outside the Beltway

Amending the Constitutional through unconstitutional means is a very bad idea.

A silly, sexist WSJ op-ed has generated plenty of attention.

Some square pegs are being forced into some round holes for the sake of inclusion.

She’d be America’s first woman intelligence chief.

Sigh.

A whole ‘nother board came to a sane conclusion.

It’s not a cult but not exactly mainstream, either.

Joe Biden’s running mate will be highly scrutinized. What’s fair game?

A column is getting negative attention for all the wrong reasons

The “Biden must pick a black woman” plea may be masking a different agenda.

The 6-3 opinion written by Justice Gorsuch and joined by Chief Justice Roberts defies conventional wisdom.

If the Democrats win back the White House in November, it’ll be no thanks to men.

JK Rowling is uinder fire for arguing only women menstruate.

He’s doubling down on hypocrisy.

He revolutionized how we think of male homosexuality.

We need a better vocabulary for treating the spectrum between rude and horrific.

Women didn’t vote for her either. But that doesn’t mean sexism didn’t play a role in her loss.

A quick follow-up.

Four highly-qualified (and two less-qualified) women ran and lost in 2020.

The policy was undeniably harmful and unconstitutional. Is it forgivable?

Do gay candidates have a special obligation to be leftists?

The Commonwealth is about to become the 38th State to ratify the Nixon-era Amendment.

A newly filed lawsuit seeks to blunt expected efforts in 2020 to “ratify” the Equal Rights Amendment even though it effectively died nearly 40 years ago.

Sigh.

The norms of social discourse are rapidly changing in the #MeToo era.

Mark Halperin, the former MSNBC political analyst who was accused of misconduct during the height of the #MeToo Movement, is trying to make a comeback with a new book.

Congressman Steve King has some rather unique views about human history.

A Federal Court has ruled once again in favor of a transgender student in Virginia who was prevented from using the bathroom conforming to their gender identity.

The victory of the U.S. Women’s team in the World Cup has renewed a long-standing argument over pay equity, but the issue is far more complicated than it seems.

A leading same-sex marriage advocate is pushing back on the trans movement.

Another poll is out showing that Americans overwhelmingly oppose the President’s decision to ban transgender troops from serving in the military.

A new poll finds that public support for abortion rights is increasing, but it also shows growing support for extreme views at both ends of the spectrum.

The State Department has barred American Embassies from flying the Pride Flag during Pride Month as has been the custom for several years.

At least some segments of the “pro-life” movement seem more concerned with policing morality than they do with protecting life.

After coming under attack from within his own party, former Vice-President Joe Biden has changed his position on the Hyde Amendment.

A new poll shows that a majority of Americans support equal rights for transgender Americans, with only Republicans disagreeing with that position.

Kamala Harris is trying to jump-start her Presidential campaign with an idea for a new law, but it’s probably unconstitutional and would never get through Congress.

New polling shows support for abortion rights rising amid a plethora of new laws aimed at striking down Roe v. Wade

The Supreme Court sent a signal yesterday that seems to indicate how it might deal with future abortion law challenges and it doesn’t bode well for pro-lifers.

A Federal Judge in Mississippi has blocked Mississippi’s law that purports to ban abortions after detection of a fetal heartbeat.

A new poll shows that roughly two-thirds of Americans, including a large number of Republicans, do not want to see Roe v. Wade overturned.

Republicans have spent the past week putting as much distance as they can between themselves and the latest round of radical anti-abortion laws.

Following in the footsteps of Alabama, the Missouri legislature has passed a law that would severely restrict abortion rights in the Show Me State.

We segregate men and women in sports for good reason. How we do that is complicated.

Sexual misconduct in the military continues to frustrate observers.

A year and a half into the #MeToo era, we’re still debating who gets to have a career.

The latest CNN poll raises some questions about gender bias.

A deep dive into typography and naming choices.

A shout-out to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Virginia.

After a flood of stories saying the former Vice President is unsuitable for the modern era, the inevitable pushback is happening.