Outside the Beltway

What’s the logic behind Iran’s alleged plot to commit terrorist attacks inside the United States?

The Justice Department claims to have disrupted a major Iranian-backed terrorist attack in the United States.

When the FBI essentially creates a terrorist in order to arrest him, have we really accomplished anything?

Beginning with “BREAKING: Witnesses reporting screams and gunfire heard inside Capitol building,” a series of tweets with the #CongressHostage hashtag have been decidedly unfunny.

Rezwan Ferdaus, an American Muslim, has been charged with a major terrorist plot against his country.

The execution of Troy Davis brings back to the forefront the reasons why the death penalty is inherently flawed.

The FBI has been using some odd materials to train its counterterrorism agents.

More pay for play at the White House?

The Obama campaign’s new “Attackwatch” site is the latest Outrage Of The Day

Despite previous denials, the White House did in fact intervene in the approval process for a loan to Solyndra.

In its upcoming term, the Supreme Court will examine the question whether police can track people via GPS without first obtaining a warrant.

Measuring our progress a decade after the 9/11 attacks

Government workers are among society’s favorite whipping boys. Why?

A case pending in Maryland raises the question of when boorish online behavior crosses the line from protected speech to criminal act.

Is the NYPD becoming too much like the CIA?

Iraq has become so dependent on Iran for its survival that it is endorsing the brutal tactics of Bashar Assad.

Some things are worth repeating.

Wearing a wire can come back to bite you.

Good riddance to Anthony Weiner. But what makes him so special?

Would it be unconstitutional for Congress to extend Mueller’s term?

The Obama Administration is resisting efforts to expand Fourth Amendment protections to services like Gmail. That’s unfortunate.

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

Mob Boss Tommy Shots Gioeli Blogs From Jail

The Obama Justice Department says it can look at phone records without warrants or judicial oversight.

Taking a dive into Mark Levin’s view of Federalism.

After five days of nonsense, President Obama’s address in Tucson last night struck exactly the right tone.

It was, perhaps, inevitable that someone would attempt to draw a comparison between Saturday’s shootings in Arizona and the Oklahoma City bombing, but the two events really don’t have anything in common.

Three months after the allegations were first made. the FEC has opened a criminal investigation of Tea Party Senate candidate Christine O’Donnell