Outside the Beltway

A case from Nevada provides another example of police abuse, and a possible claim arising under the long-forgotten Third Amendment.

Jerry Brown’s second go-round as governor has been very, very good to the Golden State.

First Quarter economic growth was weaker than originally estimated. What that means for the future is unclear.

A Colorado 6-year-old with a penis has successfully sued for the right to use the girls’ restroom.

Your latest Outrage Of The Day.

The jobs news in May was good, but far from great.

Big Brother is doing more than just checking your phone records.

Several top Administration officials have secret email addresses, the Associated Press reports.

What’s going on in England and Sweden?

So far, three weeks of bad news hasn’t really had much of an impact on the public’s view of how President Obama is handling his job.

A new GOP would make it very difficult to get a good read on the state of the nation’s economy.

The soft underbelly of the post-ownership society.

Think Progress continues a silly meme: “12 programs that Congress cares less about than averting flight delays.”

The economy grew in the first quarter of 2013, but the numbers were far from impressive.

If you expose your breasts in rural Georgia but have a penis, jailers are liable to think you’re a dude and make fun of you.

President Obama’s job approval numbers have fallen off from their post-election highs. But, does it matter?

Habemus Papam

The Canal made a number of impressions.

A somewhat good jobs report for February, but still no sign that the jobs recession is ending any time soon.

About 8.1 percent of U.S. workers have commutes of 60 minutes or longer and nearly 600,000 have “megacommutes” of at least 90 minutes and 50 miles.

So, whoever approves cover art at Bloomberg BusinessWeek thought this was a good idea.

Olympic paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius has been arrested after the fatal shooting of his girlfriend.

January’s Jobs Report wasn’t much to write home about

Ed Koch, former mayor of New York City and one of America’s most colorful politicians, has died at 88.

Some surprisingly bad economic news

Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates is bemused that the generals who worked for him lived more lavish lifestyles than he did.

Believing the maker/taker dichotomy.

The scandal that led to P4’s downfall has many layers, none of them flattering to the most famous American general of his generation.

Another mostly disappointing report on the state of the economy.

Don’t blame the Defense Department for following a bad law.

The biggest surprise of the Presidential race to date is the fact that Mitt Romney has lost the edge he once had on economic issues.

The Presidency costs taxpayers a lot of money, but that’s been true for many, many years now.

So, Mitt Romney opened his mouth again.

Ben Bernanke thinks doing more of the same is just what the economy needs.

Do fiscal conservatives realize they’re being sold a bill of goods?

Seniors face a variety of economy-based difficulties–but let’s criticizes the media!

Economic growth is the key to fixing many of our problems. Unfortunately, we’re not likely to see the kind of growth we need any time soon.

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