Outside the Beltway

Republicans are fighting over how best to deal with their demographic problems, but they seem to be fighting the wrong battle.

The April Jobs Report was good, but not exactly anything to write home about.

A new GOP would make it very difficult to get a good read on the state of the nation’s economy.

2012’s election represented a significant change in voting patterns in the United States. What’s unclear is if the change is a permanent one.

Southerners lie about their weight–but not as much as those lyin’ Yankees.

The odds for a party switch in the House of Representatives remain quite low.

About 8.1 percent of U.S. workers have commutes of 60 minutes or longer and nearly 600,000 have “megacommutes” of at least 90 minutes and 50 miles.

In a bold move, the Census Bureau has removed “Negro” from its racial categories.

We’re having trouble counting Hispanics. Should we be trying?

Some proposed reforms just need to be ignored.

President Obama is taking some heat over the fact that his Second Term cabinet selections have been very white and very male.

There are very rational reasons behind the current gridlock on Capitol Hill.

Republicans used to dominate California. Now, they’re barely a factor in the state’s politics.

President Obama is likely to win re-election while overwhelmingly losing the white vote. Does it matter?

As in 2010, Scott Rasmussen’s polling in 2012 has shown a distinct bias in favor of Republicans.

All eyes on Northern Virginia.

While the conspiracy theory is nuts, there are legitimate reasons to be skeptical of some elements of September’s Jobs Report.

September’s BLS Report will likely be significant but, behind the numbers, things don’t look all that great.

The arguments of the people claiming that every single poll showing Mitt Romney is unfairly biased do not stand up to scrutiny.

The Obama campaign’s 4.5 new private sector jobs claim is true, but only if you forget the first year of the Obama Administration.

My latest for The Atlantic, “Stop Feeling Sorry for American Veterans, has posted.

The combination of falling oil prices and increased exports has the US trade deficit at its lowest point since December 2010.

“The average Canadian has quietly become richer than the average American,” claims a pro-Canada organization.

Chief Justice Roberts sided with a majority in upholding the individual mandate and, indeed, all but some trivial portions of the Affordable Care Act.

The largest group of immigrants to the United States doesn’t come from south of the border anymore.

For years, I’ve used Loretta Lynn as an example of how fast societal mores have changed. It turns out that her marriage at age 13 may be a bit of myth making.

White babies now constitute slightly less than half of American births.

He may be running against Barack Obama, but Mitt Romney seems to mention Jimmy Carter a lot.

The Founders would never have thought to do more than count people in the Census!

Obama has an advantage in what is likely to be one of the most important states in November’s election, but the race is far from over.

Some thoughts on the voter registration/voter turnout debate.

Rick Santorum wants to nullify nearly 200,000 marriages.

The January jobs report was the best we’ve seen in more than three years.

In the 1980s, Americans were bowling alone. Now, we’re living that way.

Dead people almost voted in New Hampshire. Zombie democracy is nigh!

Conservative groups are upset because a new reality show depicts Muslim-Americans as, well, normal Americans.