Outside the Beltway

Despite the fact that she asserted her right against self-incrimination, a House Committee has voted to hold Lois Lerner in contempt for refusing to testify.

In an ideal world, we would be more tolerant of leaders who held controversial positions. We don’t live in that world.

A new poll finds that people in Illinois have an accurate assessment of politics in their state.

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?

A pattern continues.

Stanford astrophysicist Andrei Linde gets a nice surprise.

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

A rich guy wants to break up California.

Another Circuit Court finds that the Second Amendment protects a right to carry a weapon in public.

Another victory for marriage equality. This time from the state that gave us the Supreme Court’s landmark decision on interracial marriage.

“It’s complicated” has long been an option to describe one’s romantic status on Facebook. Now, it applies to one’s sex as well.

Kevin Faulconer proves that Republicans can win in California, but not if they follow the path laid out by the party’s far right wing.

The fight for marriage equality takes another step forward.

Another day, another delay

Ten months ago, a group of people attacked a power substation in California. Who they were and why they did it remains a mystery.

Most peer-reviewed research is crap.

Polarization is not the cause of our problems.

About 1,000 same-sex couples married in Utah before the Supreme Court stay find themselves in an odd legal limbo.

For the time being at least, same-sex marriage is once again banned in Utah.

An excellent argument for immigration reform can be found in the case of one Californian named Sergio Garcia.

The latest news on the marijuana legalization front has led David Brooks and others to go into a completely pathetic panic.

A Federal Judge in New York upholds, for the most part, that state’s new gun control law.

Watch your language in Wilson County, North Carolina.

.Many have tried to justify N.S.A. data mining on the theory that it could have prevented 9/11. Is that true?

The year that will soon ended will go down in history as the year that the same-sex marriage debate changed forever.

The Sunbelt continues to dominate.

Same-sex marriage remains the law of the land in one of the most conservative states in the nation, at least unless the Supreme Court says otherwise.

Once again, Chris Christie seems to be directly challenging the right wing of his party.

A victory for same-sex marriage in an unlikely place.

A 17th state legalizes gay marriage. There’s no turning back.

Fourth time’s the charm? Probably not.

When it comes to thinks like Mike Bloomberg’s large-sized soda ban, most Americans prefer to just say no.

Thoughts on the precursors to the events of 72 years ago today.

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