Outside the Beltway

The differences between the parties when it comes to Iran are far less substantial than the candidate’s rhetoric would suggest.

Senator Mike Enzi wants to replace the Dollar Bill with a coin. As with past efforts, it’s a great idea that is unlikely to succeed.

Is the presumptive Republican nominee too handsome, too rich, and too pompous to win the hearts of ordinary Americans?

Once again, the punditocracy is bemoaning the rise of so-called “negative campaigning.”

Why are all the candidates for president so awful?

Conservatives seem to believe that Newt Gingrich can beat Barack Obama merely by debating him. They are delusional.

Last night, South Carolina was Gingrich Country.

There’s no law requiring Presidential candidates to release their tax returns. Should they be expected to do it anyway?

If the Right clings to the belief that President Obama isn’t just wrong, but evil, it will likely end up handing the election to him.

Looking back at the Electoral College results of the modern era–and ahead to November.

82nd Airborne solider David Hickman was the 4474th American serviceman killed in Iraq. He should be the last.

Gingrich is rising in the polls for reasons that help him in the primary race, but may hurt in a General Election.

Grover Norquist has become the target of blame for problems that are far more deep than just one man.

The Electoral College doesn’t matter in the way pundits think it does.

Despite the seeming odds against him, the Electoral College map is very favorable for President Obama.

If Republicans keep looking for the next Ronald Reagan, they’re going to be disappointed for many reasons.

Herman Cain’s comments about abortion could pose a problem for him with social conservatives.

Dick Morris has a penchant for counter-intuitive analysis. And for being wildly wrong.

When the old rules don’t apply anymore, the system breaks down.

Are we placing far too much importance on how someone does in a two hour so-called “debate”?

State-level job approval numbers seem to suggest that the President could have Electoral College worries in 2012.

The Obama re-election campaign is preparing an extraordinarily negative campaign against Mitt Romney.

A legendary American soldier, General John Shalikashvili, has died.

Is Congress set to vote to authorize military action in Libya?

There’s precedent for this sort of thing happening and the candidate making the comeback. And you don’t have to go back too far.

When John McCain declared that Sarah Palin could beat President Obama, it was easy to dismiss. But when the architect of the Democratic strategy in 2008, says the same thing, you have to listen.

The GOP doesn’t have a charismatic superstar waiting in the wings. That’s okay.

We’ve reached a turning point in the debate over same-sex marriage.

The 60 day deadline for Presidential discretion under the War Powers Act will expire next week. Congress won’t do anything about it.

A study shows that most national columnists and talking heads are about as accurate as a coin flip.

The re-emergence of Obama foreign policy advisor Samantha Power to prominence has brought critics to the forefront

Is Libya a war? Hell yes, Libya is a war.

There are many opportunities to go to war. Here’s a guide for choosing between them.

The Obama Administration is asking the U.N. Security Council to authorize direct military intervention in Libya. The question is, why now?

The CNN Effect has given away to Twitter Standard Time.

John Kerry’s Washington Post op-ed supports U. S. leadership in establishing a no-fly zone in Libya.