Outside the Beltway

There’s simply no question that a person born abroad to a US citizen is a ‘natural-born Citizen.’

Opponents of immigration reform are deceptively attempting to use the bombing attack in Boston to derail immigration reform.

The former coach of an American team playing a foreign sport is upset that his foreign-born successor is using foreign-born Americans.

Senator Rand Paul has stepped into the immigration debate, but his plan is less than desirable.

The GOP isn’t going to solve it’s problems solely by concentrating on “messaging.”

Rahm Emanuel is reportedly considering a 2016 presidential run. It’s a thin report.

It’s easier for your government to kill you than strip you of your citizenship.

A positive political climate for immigration reform.

Andrew Bacevich bemoans the social impact of the all-volunteer force.

A good start toward solving a long standing problem.

Marco Rubio has some good immigration reform ideas. Will his fellow Republicans listen to him?

An attempt to declare the filibuster unconstitutional has ended in failure.

In a NYT op-ed titled “The Monster of Monticello” Paul Finkelman expresses his befuddlement that people play down Thomas Jefferson’s legacy as a slave owner.

Republicans are starting to talk about immigration reform, but do they really mean it?

Jon Huntsman calls for an end to “unforced errors in immigration policy.”

The President’s former Budget Director joins the ranks of those calling for Postal privatization.

Andrew Hacker argues that, while quantitative skills are “critical for informed citizenship and personal finance,” making kids master algebra to graduate high school has disastrous consequences.

Another study shows that voter ID laws negatively affect a lot of Americans.

It would be nice if people who make authoritative decisions had some idea what they are talking about.

Another poll demonstrates the serious problems that the GOP has with Latino voters.

Rush Limbaugh made perhaps one of the dumber comments I’ve seen from the right about the entire Bain Capital story, and managed to display an apparent inability to use Google to look things up.

What does the US Constitution actually provide in terms of guidance for governance?

Opponents of the Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United continue to miss the point of what the case was really about.

President Obama’s immigration policy shift is legal, it’s good policy, but bypassing Congress won’t solve our immigration problems.

Frustrated by its inability to get laws passed through Congress, the Obama administration has decided to stop following laws already passed by Congress.

Mitt Romney thinks prospective Presidents should be required to have business experience.