Outside the Beltway

It was supposed to be the return of the heady days of the great Tech Industry IPOs. But, things didn’t quite go as planned.

The Internet is public and forever. But maybe it shouldn’t be.

Google’s Chrome browser has overtaken Microsoft’s Internet Explorer to become the most used browser in the world.

With Facebook’s huge IPO in the news, Megan Garber takes a look at how much the Internet has evolved since Thefacebook came on the scene.

The Germans are taking this austerity thing a little far: their police fired only 85 shots at humans last year.

The next generation search engine may not point to Web pages at all.

The Wall Street Journal publishes a screed aimed at those about to graduate college.

Andy Baio and friends have undertaken an interesting project: color coding political blogs to track bias.

Facts are stubborn things.

Through a stroke of bad luck, the Atlantic Council server was down during a critical Google update

Like it or not, what you do online will be of interest to someone looking to hire you.

That word does not mean what you think it means (at least if you work in the mass media).

Janelle Nanos investigates her relationship with her iPhone.

Voting has started in the biggest primary to date.

Censorship or sound business practice?

Some questions for opponents of the Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United.

Members of Congress are responding to the protests against SOPA and PIPA by withdrawing their support for the bills.

Wikipedia’s English language site will be offline for 24 hours tomorrow to protest two controversial online piracy bills.

Henry Farrell thinks “The New Gmail Sucks” and doesn’t care who knows it.

Can anyone bring the primary debate schedule under control?

Mitt Romney is taking heat for his role at Bain Capital. He shouldn’t.

Rick Santorum returns to his old ways when asked about same-sex marriage.

Let’s ban robocalls.

Usually if a quote is too good to be true, it is.

OTB is available on Google Currents.

We held Kim’s services this morning. These were my prepared remarks.

Life, it turns out, isn’t fair.

Thomas Ricks posts several recommendations for fixing the Army. Most of them are really, really stupid.

The former pizza executive is a smart guy. But he’s not fit to run the country.

Michael Ellsberg argues that “Trying to Learn Clear Writing in College is Like Trying to Learn Sobriety in a Bar.”

Herman Cain’s bizarre loyalty to his Campaign Director is one of the reasons he is unfit to be President.

It’s the 5% versus the 1% moreso than the 99% against the 1%.

Can Mitt Romney get Republicans to turn out next November?

A righteous movement risks derailment by a handful of thugs and reprobates.

A new patent granted to Apple raises once again the question of how far patent protections should extend.

Mitt Romney’s health care plan subsidized health care for illegal immigrants.

Google+ was supposed to be a Facebook killer. If their social media icons are any indication, it’s not happening.

Everyone’s talking about jobs again. And it’s not a pretty picture.

Rick Santorum says Saturday Night Live is bullying” him  for “standing up for the traditional family.”

Sarah Palin’s law firm has been calling states about primary filing deadlines.

House Energy and Commerce Committee “is investigating Planned Parenthood’s federal funding, requesting lots of docs.”

Stephen Hill, a US soldier serving in Iraq, was booed by some members of the audience at last night’s Republican debate.