Outside the Beltway

Cowardice. There really isn’t any other word for it.

Yes. Amanda Knox could be extradited.

The idea that Amanda Knox was subjected to what we consider “double jeopardy” doesn’t seem to withstand scrutiny.

The American justice system is unique.

Our profound condolences to Doug Mataconis on the loss of his father.

Is 435 the right number?

A State Department announcement about consolidation of diplomatic posts in Rome has led to the latest round of Obama Derangement Syndrome.

We spend more per capita than any other country in the world and yet we are outperformed on a key metric, life expectancy, by a large number of countries

The economy of the Euro Zone remains in quiet dire straits, unless you’re lucky enough to live in Germany.

The latest revelations about National Security Agency surveillance outside the United States have caused quite an uproar overseas.

Western military action in the Syrian civil war now appears likely.

Absent DOMA, the Full Faith and Credit Clause would seem to make gay marriage legal across the land.

Thanks to those new electronic cigarettes, ads for cigarettes are back on television for the first time since the Nixon Administration.

The French economy has drifted into recession for the second time in four years.

After months of impasse, a new coalition has been formed in Italy.

Habemus Papam

The main who coined the word “meritocracy” meant it as a pejorative term.

For the first time in 80 years, there are no veterans on the major party Presidential tickets.

The novelist, playwright, and social critic Gore Vidal has died, aged 86.

“The average Canadian has quietly become richer than the average American,” claims a pro-Canada organization.

The largest group of immigrants to the United States doesn’t come from south of the border anymore.

There may be only one solution to saving the Euro.

Romney comes down firmly on the guns side of guns and butter.