Outside the Beltway

Our current round of speech repression may prove worse than McCarthyism.

Sarah Palin will be heading to yet another important primary state while insisting she isn’t running for President yet. And the press follows her like a lonely puppy.

The next shoe has dropped in the battle between campaign finance laws and the 1st Amendment.

Stephen Colbert has been running an ongoing shtick in which he’s trying to start a political action committee, gets letters from his Viacom bosses poo-pooing the idea, and then inviting his lawyer on to explain ways to get around these concerns.

We’ve reached a turning point in the debate over same-sex marriage.

When you look at it a little more closely, the Texas cheerleader case looks to be a case of bad lawyering.

A Texas high school student who was kicked off her high school’s cheerleading squad after refusing to cheer for her rapist had her lawsuit dismissed as frivolous and was ordered to pay $45,000 in legal fees.

Terry Jones may sue the City of Dearborn for its prior restraint actions against him. And he should.

By engaging in a blatantly unconstitutional prosecution of Pastor Terry Jones, Dearborn has actually boosted his nonsensical cause.

Xavier Alvarez lied about having been awarded the Medal Of Honor. Should that be a crime? The Ninth Circuit Court Of Appeals says no, and they’re right.

Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum is the latest Republican to reject the idea that America is a secular nation.

The Supreme Court rules that “offensiveness” does not trump the First Amendment. And they’re right.

A New York judge has sided with comedian Jerry Seinfeld in a bizarre lawsuit by a crazy woman who writes cookbooks.

A look at history reveals that President Obama’s decision to decline to defend Section Three of DOMA is hardly unprecedented.

President Obama’s decision to decline to defend Section Three of the Defense Of Marriage Act on appeal was a proper and appropriate exercise of his authority as President Of The United States.

A county in the far southwest corner of Virginia is the latest battle ground in the ongoing battle over the separation of church and state.

New York Times writer Adam Liptak discovers that a Supreme Court decision protecting “corporate speech” might not be a bad thing considering that he works for a corporation.

Arizona looks to be the latest state to try to revive the discredited doctrine of nullification.

The House has voted to repeal the broken system of financing presidential elections.

In chapter three of Liberty and Tyranny, Mark Levin applies his typical standards of logic and evidence to matters of faith.

One columnist argues that Sarah Palin’s response to the Arizona shootings mark the end of whatever political future she might have had. He’s probably correct.

Sarah Palin released a statement today about the Arizona shootings and the debate that has followed. It’s unlikely to help her.

Yet more ridiculous political commentary arising out of the tragic shootings in Arizona.

The political firestorm that has erupted in the wake of the shootings in Arizona is drifting, inevitably, into calls for more government control over the content of speech.

The relationships between inflammatory rhetoric and political violence is complicated.

208 years ago today, Thomas Jefferson wrote a letter to The Danbury Baptist Association that has resonated through the years.

Constitutional interpretation is easy, right?

With DADT Repeal now on its way to being fully implemented, the right is now claiming that it poses a threat to the religious liberties of military chaplains. As with their other arguments, this one is totally without merit.

Ohio Congressman Steve Driehaus is suing a pro-life PAC for “defamation” and “loss of livelihood” over its role in his defeat in the 2010 Elections.

The new health care law’s individual mandate was the subject of another bruising court battle yesterday, but the real question in the room was what, if any, are the limits on Congressional authority?

Internal memos reveal that Fox News spins the news in ways that favor conservative Republicans. Is that really news?

Further thoughts on a rather radical proposed Amendment to the Constitution, prompted by a link from Instapundit.

Yet another sign that the GOP’s biggest nightmare may actually end up coming true.

Yesterday’s outrage of the day involved an odd book written by a creep, and it has lessons galore for everyone.

A new Oklahoma law that bans Sharia law from being enforced in state courts may have some very unintended consequences.

His career seemingly over after being trounced in an independent bid for the Senate, Florida Governor Charlie Crist is turning his attention to the pressing matter of three-decade-old conviction of a long dead pop singer.