Outside the Beltway

Speaking of trials in the court of public opinion……

Once again, the punditocracy seems to have misread the voting public.

A news report today provides an excellent lesson in why all the rushing to judgment in the Martin/Zimmerman case is a mistake.

It seems to have been a rough day for the individual mandate at the Supreme Court.

It’s time to let the legal system do its job.

By the end of today’s first day of hearings on the Affordable Care Act, the Justices seem eager to take the consider the case on the merits.

The man who killed Trayvon Martin has been expelled from junior college because he’s so controversial.

Starting tomorrow morning, the Supreme Court dives into the most significant case that has been before it in many years.

The vetting process for a Vice-Presidential running mate will likely be very different with memories of the Sarah Palin debacle fresh in everyone’s mind.

Rick Santorum won Louisiana last night, but he’s still going to lose the race for the nomination.

Looking also at Zimmerman’s 911 call and who pursued whom.

The results of Louisiana’s primary mean a lot less than the pundits will tell you they do.

Solutions come from understanding, not denial or political posturing

When I saw the YahooNews headline “Law firm fires 14 employees for wearing orange shirts,” I naturally presumed it had something to do with St. Patrick’s Day. As it turns out, it’s even dumber than that.

George Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin met on the night of February 27th. Martin died, and a firestorm has erupted.

Rick Santorum won the night, but Mitt Romney continues to win the delegate hunt.

Rush Limbaugh may be a jerk, but he has a right to be a jerk.

Six states are likely to decide the 2012 election.

If you listen to the punditocracy, you’d think that there’s actually a doubt as to who the GOP nominee will be.

A new poll shows just how badly the GOP is doing among Hispanic voters.

Many on the right seem unwilling to condemn clearly offensive remarks by Rush Limbaugh

There is no Republican savior out there.

Billionaires have been free to donate as much money as they want to activist groups since the dawn of the Republic.

Davy Jones, the face of The Monkees, has died.

The latest round of protests in Afghanistan prove yet again that it’s time for us to leave.

An important vindication of the right against self-incrimination.

Last night’s debate may have been the last one. It was also the least informative.

A pattern that never ends: Perceived insults lead to mayhem and murder.

The race appears to be tightening in The Wolverine State.

It’s looking increasingly unlikely that anyone will have the race for the nomination wrapped up any time soon.

This is no way to pick a Presidential Nominee.

The popular notion that the United States military is monolithically Republican is mistaken.

If the reaction at this year’s CPAC is any indication, Mitt Romney still has some work to do to seal up his party’s base.