Outside the Beltway

The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments next week in an important First Amendment case.

A partial victory, but a victory nonetheless.

In retrospect, and in comparison with other recent Presidents, George Herbert Walker Bush’s four years in office were pretty darn good.

Once again, the Tea Party wing of the GOP is talking about taking out John Boehner.

At least on Capitol Hill, the political middle is dead and buried.

Bill Clinton seems far more understanding of Edward Snowden than the current President

Today in “Dumb Things Republicans Say.”

The Democratic field for 2016 is frozen in place waiting for the presumptive frontrunner to make a decision.

President Obama has gotten more federal judges confirmed at every level than his predecessor had at this point.

Once again the Affordable Care Act meets the Law Of Unintended Consequences

The CEO of Mozilla resigned today amid controversy over his position on same-sex marriage. The triumph of “political correctness,” or just the will of the marketplace?

Middle East peace talks are apparently in such bad shape that the U.S. is thinking of releasing Jonathan Pollard as an incentive to Israel.

Benjamin Wallace-Wells wonders with some irritation “Why Henry Kissinger Never Goes Away.”

Blaming Obama for the security bubble he travels in is, in the end, a pretty dumb argument.

Americans are skeptical about getting involved in the Ukraine crisis. This isn’t a surprise.

Thanks to favorable polling numbers and candidate selection, winning the Senate may very well be in the GOP’s grasp.

Another liberal legal scholar is calling on Justice Ginsburg to resign. She’s unlikely to listen to them.

There are lots of different ways of looking at the situation in Ukraine—historical, game theoretical, and interpersonal perspectives.

So, Dana Milbank has a column.

The president went there.

Nora Caplan-Bricker contends that, “Mike Huckabee Could Be President—If Only He Wanted It.”

Barack Obama is no Jimmy Carter.

Russian invasion or legitimate secessionist movement? And does it matter?

Hamid Karzai’s refusal to sign a new security agreement may result in all U.S. troops leaving Afghanistan by the end of the year.

One thing is clear: Maduro lacks Chavez’s political skills.

If something is going to be done about an out of control National Security State, it’ll be because the American people demand it.

The bizarre conservative love affair with Vladimir Putin continues.

President Obama’s new rules for killing Americans with drones are proving inconvenient.

Another day, another delay

Mitch McConnell’s hopes to become Senate Majority Leader could hinge on what happens in his own state and in Georgia.

John Boehner explains quite succinctly why nothing big is getting done in Congress.

The Fat Lady Sings Edition OTB Caption Contest^TM is now over.

Most Americans now see America’s decade of war as a failure.

Ta-Nehisi Coates explores his complicated reaction to the first African-American president.

The President’s sixth State Of The Union Address was fairly low-key.