Outside the Beltway

Donald Trump continues his war on freedom of the press and reporters who cover him critically by barring The Washington Post from covering campaign events.

Republican insiders are apparently still looking at ways to stop Donald Trump at a convention. It’s far too late for that, guys.

Republicans have a choice to make and, so far, they’ve been making the wrong one.

Donald Trump’s open contempt for the Rule of Law and Freedom of the Press should disqualify him from being considered an acceptable candidate for President.

The Club For Growth has released two ads criticizing Donald Trump, so of course Trump is threatening to sue them.

Sony is warning the press not to publish material leaked by hackers, but it doesn’t have much of a legal leg to stand on.

Freedom Of The Press, if you can afford to pay the fee.

Judging by the early results, the so-called “Right To Be Forgotten” recently created by Europe’s highest court is creating more problems than it will solve.

A committee of journalists who work in the “traditional” media has once again denied press credentials to SCOTUSBlog.

Twenty-five years after his seminal “End of History” article, Francis Fukuyama reflects on its legacy.

The Supreme Court rejected another opportunity to clarify Federal Law on testimonial immunity for journalists.

President Obama is rewarding unqualified hacks who raised huge sums for his campaign with ambassadorships.

The President is neither messiah nor devil, and the media does the public no favors when it treats him as either.

So much for the most transparent Administration in history.

Who should qualify as a “journalist” for purposes of a “Shield Law?”

The military has declared that Playboy and Penthouse don’t violate its standards but banned them from its exchanges, anyway.

Until the presiding Judge in the case rules otherwise, the identities of the members of the jury in the Zimmerman is secret. Should that be the case?

One Congressman thinks it would be a good idea to treat journalists as criminals.

Should bloggers be treated the same as “journalists” for the purpose of the protections granted by media shield laws?

The Obama Administration’s aggressive pursuit of leaks is threatening freedom of the press.

Whether or not it’s proper to call the FRC a “hate group,” the persecution complex being displayed in the wake of Tuesday’s shooting is absurd.

The US government has an odd and unproductive view on the concept of talks.

A new set of proposed Constitutional Amendments reveals that many people still don’t understand what Citizens United was about.

Judging them by their own manifesto, the Occupy Wall Street protesters are pretty silly people.

Sarah Palin’s paranoia about the media was on full display during her recent visit to Iowa.

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.

Republicans in Idaho are talking about resurrecting the foolish and discredited idea of nullification as a weapon in the fight against ObamaCare.

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.

Constitutional interpretation is easy, right?

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

Salon has video of the aftermath of the Hopfinger handcuffing. Plus: if we remove the partisan labels and just assess what happened, would we view this situation differently?

Sarah Palin decided to get involved in the “Doctor Laura” Schlessinger controversy, and in the process displayed a blatant misunderstanding of the First Amendment.

The scumbags at WikiLeaks have published a huge trove of classified documents provided to them by one or more traitors in our military.