Outside the Beltway

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For better or worse, Republicans seem to be resigning themselves to the inevitable.

Hillary Clinton’s campaign is beginning to look beyond Bernie Sanders and talk about running mates.

The business of the media is business. Business is not good.

There are many aspects of the way delegates to the party convention are chosen that is “undemocratic,” but it’s unclear why this is a problem.

All of next season’s Thursday Night N.F.L. games will be streamed live for free via Twitter.

Two Republicans who broke with their party to support hearings for Judge Merrick Garland have changed their minds and gotten back in line with the Senate GOP Caucus.

Donald Trump has spent nine months encouraging his supporters to beat up protesters and calling the press “scum.” Words have consequences.

The producer behind a group of music legends has passed away at the age of 90.

A Federal Judge in New York has denied an F.B.I. request to force Apple to extract data from iPhones involved in a Federal drug case.

Donald Trump is trolling the depths of the Internet’s conspiracy dungeons once again. This time to raise the largely absurd argument that Marco Rubio may not be eligible to serve as President.

Apple is resisting a Federal Court order that it assist the F.B.I. in decryption of the iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino terrorists.

The end of Webbmentum is here, my friends.

Observations, questions, and some toastosity.

Chris Cillizza thinks “Rush Limbaugh totally gets Donald Trump.” I disagree.

Sarah Palin is back, and she’s endorsing Donald Trump for the Republican nomination for President.

David Bowie has passed away at the age of 69 after a long battle with cancer.

Jim Webb’s recent criticism of Hillary Clinton is renewing speculation about an independent bid for the White House, but he hardly seems like a viable candidate for such a run.

Americans don’t trust their government or each other. There’s no reason to hope it’ll get better.

Donald Trump remains firmly at the top of of the GOP field in what is likely one of the last polls of the GOP race for 2015.

A political cartoonist for The Washington Post crossed a line and, rightfully, got condemned for it.

People don’t much care whether information supporting their prejudices is true.

Marco Rubio has been getting a lot of love lately from both conservatives and so-called ‘establishment’ Republicans, but his seemingly meager ground game in early states is raising doubts about his campaign.

A Colorado Republican Congressman has introduced a resolution meant to involve our nation’s representatives in the non-existent ‘War On Christmas.’

As longtime OTB readers may have noticed, I’m not writing much these days.

Sarah Palin has joined such luminaries as Rush Limbaugh, Ann Coulter, Laura Ingraham, and former KKK Grand Wizard David Duke in endorsing Donald Trump’s anti-Muslim immigration plan.

The Director of the F.B.i. told Congress today that the San Bernardino shooters were apparently radicalized much earlier than previously believed.

The probability that the shootings in San Bernardino were at least inspired by ISIS and/or other Jihadist terror networks is increasing.

Different criteria than in the past, but there may not be much of a change in the participants.

A collection of material that tries to separate the facts of the U.S. Syrian refugee screen process from the fear, myth, paranoia, and xenophobia.

Remarks by a Democratic politician in Virginia regarding the Administration’s Syrian refugee program have brought up disturbing reminders of a shameful time in American history.

In the wake of the attacks in Paris, some people have argued that American solidarity with France, in contrast to seeming disregard for tragedy elsewhere, is something we should feel bad about. That argument is ridiculous.

The news that at least some of the men who were involved in the terrorist attacks in Paris were among the refugees who have arrived in Europe since the summer is likely to complicate an already complicated situation.

France’s President blames ISIS, vows response, as death toll from Paris terror attacks stands at at least 127.

You may not be aware, but your local Starbucks is the new front in the ‘War On Christmas.’

Ben Carson’s campaign now admits that he fabricated a key portion of his biography.

As Ben Carson rises in the polls, it’s worth noting his many examples of having what can only be called a very odd relationship with truth and the basic facts of history.

While it did draw 14 million viewers, last night’s CNBC debate had the smallest audience of any Presidential debate so far. That was probably a good thing for CNBC considering how bad the debate was.

From now on, you’ll just have to read it for the articles.

When may I shoot a student?

Most of the Republican candidates for President would rather support a lawbreaker than the Rule of Law. The American people should judge them accordingly.

International relations prof mostly assign readings by male scholars. Female profs are slightly less likely to do so.

A reporter and cameraman for a local television station were killed, and a third person wounded, live on the air this morning.

Thanks to $500,000, Rand Paul bought himself a caucus so he can run for two offices at once.

Last night reinforced what I thought about some candidates and changed what I think about others.

Donald Trump is center stage, John Kasich is in, and Rick Perry is relegated to the kid’s table.

Donald Trump’s campaign seems to be making a play for whatever portion of the GOP it may be that still likes Sarah Palin.