Outside the Beltway

Ben Carson displays incoherence and ignorance on foreign policy issues that disqualify him from being considered a serious candidate for President of the United States.

Meet Ted Cruz: Religious Bigot

When did “politics” become a dirty word?

More bigotry in the campaign.

The reaction of many of the GOP candidates to the decision in Obergefell v. Hodges is about what you’d expect, but there are a few interesting surprises.

As Governor Haley pushes the South Carolina legislature to take the Confederate Flag down, the movement moves beyond the Palmetto State.

Marco Rubio seems to be in lockstep with the extreme social conservatives when it comes to same-sex marriage.

Despite a veto from the state’s Governor, today Nebraska became the latest state to repeal the death penalty. Hopefully, others will follow.

Voters in Ireland have overwhelmingly approved a referendum legalizing same-sex marriage.

A new survey shows that Americans are becoming less Christian, and less religious overall.

Freedom of choice.

It would appear that someone needs to introduce the Air Force to Article VI of the Constitution.

Back to the Ten Commandments and Alabama politics.

The First World War played an intriguing role in the birth of the radical Islam we are dealing with today.

It is now illegal to teach creationism as science in the United Kingdom in any school, public or private, that receives public funding.

The very idea of a “war on religion” in the United States is absurd.

The Supreme Court has again ruled that prayers that open legislative sessions are not unconstitutional.

The line “don’t know much about history” comes to mind.

On Sunday, it’s the Day Of Four Popes.

Despite the mythos, 95% of Americans are either Christian or unaffiliated.

The bizarre conservative love affair with Vladimir Putin continues.

Vladimir Putin seems to be getting a lot of love from cultural conservatives in the United States.

“Reality” TV star says something dumb about gay people, gets suspended, usual pointless outrage ensues.

The One State, Two State, Red State, Blue State Edition OTB Caption Contest^TM is now over.

Some conservatives don’t seem too troubled by Vladimir Putin’s repression.

CNN is reviving the Crossfire shoutfest with Newt Gingrich, S.E. Cupp, Stephanie Cutter, and Van Jones as hosts.

Yes, it ended slavery. But at a huge cost.

The Iraq War did significant damage to the legacy of the Republican Party.

Sacrificing our principles in the face of mob violence is never a good idea.

Lindsey Graham: “We’re not generating enough angry white guys to stay in business for the long term.”

The novelist, playwright, and social critic Gore Vidal has died, aged 86.

Would faith survive the discovery that the central premise of the Bible is a lie?

Jeffrey Goldberg asks, “What if Mitt Romney were Jewish?”

A third of Americans under the age of 30 doubt the existence of God, compared to 14 percent 25 years ago.

The factors influencing Russian policy in Syria are many, and some of them are quite ancient.

The phrase “American Taliban” is usually off the mark. However, sometimes it is closer to the mark than we might like.

Marriage has always been an evolving institution.

Will Obama’s announcement on same-sex marriage benefit him or Romney in the upcoming campaign?

The arrival of Discovery in Washington D.C. has led to another lament about “national greatness.”

Andrew Sullivan wants the Catholic Church to give up its hatred of homosexuals. There’s another alternative.

Rick Santorum’s views on the role of religion in public life are built on lies about American history.

Santorum and stewardship of the Earth.

Rick Santorum would do well to listen to the words of the last Catholic to be President of the United States.