Outside the Beltway

A music legend has passed at far too young an age.

The United States and Europe are giving everything the perpetrators of the Paris attacks hoped for.

Much like the disease itself, Ebola panic seems to have disappeared as the midterm elections become ever more distant in the rear view mirror.

Mandatory quarantines are a massive violation of personal liberty. We ought to be careful in how, when, and why we impose them and who they are directed toward.

America’s “Patient Zero” doesn’t appear to have spread Ebola very far, but continued vigilance is called for. And, we need to focus on the part of the world where there really is an Ebola Crisis.

We’ve become aware of failures in how we’ve handled the Ebola situation. The response is to figure out what went wrong and do our best to fix it, not to panic.

Another health care worker in Dallas is being treated for exposure to the Ebola Virus.

Sobering news from the World Health Organization.

Combining politics, an incessantly sensationalist news cycle, and a virus that scares a lot of people can’t end well.

For the first time, someone has been diagnosed with Ebola in the United States.

The Ming Duck Dynasty Edition OTB Caption Contest^TM is now over.

Andrew Bacevich bemoans the social impact of the all-volunteer force.

Government-mandated paid sick leave might improve both public health and the American economy.

Cory Booker’s decision to explore a run for the U.S. Senate has upset the powers-that-be in New Jersey Democratic politics.

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has a good idea.

Will more knowledge bring an end to the public debate over evolutionary theory? Don’t count on it.

Apparently, people who work for the government are surfing the World Wide Web.

If there’s anyone out there, why haven’t we heard from them yet?

The very question is rather dubious.

Rick Perry has walked back his support for mandatory HPV vaccination but the broader issue still remains.

Romney wants to make a federalism based argument for why his MA health care bill is good, while the PPACA is tyrannical. However, just saying that is not an argument.

Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann is beginning to more like a real candidate for President. She won’t win, but she will be entertaining.

Al Jazeera English is kicking the butts of the American news networks on the Egypt story. Why?

We really need a better understanding of mental health disorders in this county, and events like those over the weekend underscore this fact.

President Obama is supporting the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Is this the end of America?

The race between Jeb Hensarling and Michelle Bachmann for Chair of the House GOP Conference is a microcosm for a battle that is likely to take place within the GOP for the next two years.