Outside the Beltway

Judging by the June jobs report, there’s no economic recovery coming in the near future.

Illegal immigration from Mexico is down substantially, and it has nothing to do with all those anti-immigration laws.

President Obama smiled as he signed the 2009 stimulus into law, but the results aren’t anything to smile about.

More people are chasing careers in film than there are careers in film. And not just in front of the camera.

What exactly is the GOP trying to accomplish in the debt ceiling negotiations?

The Get Thee To Nineveh Edition OTB Caption Contest^TM is now over.

CA’s budget battles continue.

US News editor-in-chief Mort Zuckerman explains “Why the Jobs Situation Is Worse Than It Looks.”

An important employment law decision today from the Supreme Court.

Mitt Romney told a group of unemployed Florida voters that he was unemployed, too! It’s being touted as a gaffe on Twitter but appears to be a joke.

More slow economic growth, the L-shaped recession.

Your major matters. But not as much as simply having a degree.

President Obama comfortably leads all Republicans but one.

One law school grad seems to think the solution to her employment problems is to sue her law school.

After several months where it seemed like things were turning around, the May jobs report was depressingly bad.

President Obama has issued a Proclamation designating June 2011 as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month. I call upon the people of the United States to eliminate prejudice everywhere it exists, and to celebrate the great diversity of the American people.”

“Our records indicate that your annual income for the 2011 taxable year was $2,170,000,000,000. You have requested a credit limit of $17,000,000,000,000. These figures exceed the American Public’s guidelines for credit issuance”

Canada is much friendlier than the United States with regard to immigration.

Ohio State researchers: ARRA created/saved approximately 450 thousand state and local government jobs and destroyed/forestalled roughly one million private sector jobs.

A Huffington Post contributor who had no expectation of being paid for his contributions is suing HuffPo for $105 million.

The Supreme Court will decide whether states may jail parents who fail to make child support payments without providing them an attorney.

People and businesses are sitting on cash out of fear, creating a vicious cycle.

Job interviews, resumes, and all the rest are imperfect ways of matching candidates with employment openings.

Much like the buds starting to appear on the Cherry Blossom trees in Washington, D.C., February’s jobs report offers some signs of new life for the labor market.

Speaking before Congress yesterday, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke debunked the assertion that the GOP’s relatively modest $61 billion spending cut package would significantly harm economic growth.

The most likely cuts in federal spending are likely to actually increase the deficit over time.

Should employers be allowed to ask for your Facebook login as a condition of employment?

In the Middle East, protesters are marching for democracy. In the Midwest, they’re protesting against it.

Being unemployed, especially in the long term, makes it less likely to get hired.

Shirley Sherrod’s lawsuit against Andrew Brietbart promises to be an interesting test of the boundaries of defamation law in the political blogosphere.

House Democrats are calling on Justice Clarence Thomas to recuse himself from any litigation regarding the Affordable Care Act. It’s a phony argument, but that’s because it has everything to do with politics and nothing to do with legal ethics.

President Obama is telling business they have a social responsibility to invest in America. He’s wrong.

The January jobs report is, in a word, disappointing.

We’re producing more PhDs and JDs than there are full time openings for professors and lawyers.

The American military personnel system works against keeping the best and brightest officers in the service.