Outside the Beltway

The chattering class is chattering about the President’s vacation again. It really is quite tiresome.

If Hillary Clinton is going to have a serious challenge in 2016, the person who will do that has yet to emerge.

It appears that the GOP still has a problem communicating with women.

In a new survey, Americans cite politics and the news as the biggest sources of stress in their lives.

Just in time for the midterms, Todd Akin is back to remind voters of the GOP’s problems with female voters.

Much of the criticism of Hobby Lobby, and Citizens United before it, is based on a fundamental misunderstanding of what those decisions stand for.

Some people on the left are still trying to convince Ruth Bader Ginsburg that she needs to just step out on the ice floe already.

1776 was a really, really long time ago.

The Supreme Court’s next term doesn’t start for three months, but it’s becoming clear that the Justices will have to deal with marriage equality when it does.

The left-right divide is worse than it has been in decades, and we’re paying the price.

How the richest man in the world quickly changed the education curriculum in 45 states.

Looking back at the first round and forward to the second.

The very idea of a “war on religion” in the United States is absurd.

Sooner or later, the Supreme Court will have to rule on a challenge to state laws banning same-sex marriage.

The tragedy in Santa Barbara will. inevitably, revive the same old gun debate. But can it ever evolve beyond shouting?

A prairie populist challenger for Hillary Clinton?

Once again, the Supreme Court reminds us that limiting political speech is unconstitutional.

An opportunist ruins a good joke and hijacks an important discussion.

Another day, another delay

Republican leaders continue to say stupid things. They may still retake the Senate in November.

There are some signs that there may be room to strike a deal on the extension of unemployment benefits, but it’s likely to require some drama on Capitol Hill before it happens.

The beginnings of a populist challenge to Hillary Clinton in 2016?

Fourth time’s the charm? Probably not.

For a year that seemed to start out so well, 2013 has been among the President’s worst of this five years he’s been in office.

The Tea Party hit another new polling low, but that really shouldn’t be much of a surprise.

There are many choices in dealing with Iran’s nuclear program there are many choices, but some are better than others.

Chris Christie did as well as expected last night, but that’s just the beginning.

With just hours to go, the Republicans on Capitol Hill seem prepared to take a big political risk.

Can differences in media coverage of two unrelated filibusters be explained solely by media bias?

Once, against Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg makes it clear she isn’t going anywhere.

Walter Russell Mead explains why a well intentioned, carefully crafted and consistently pursued grand strategy failed.

The Anticipation Far Exceeded The Actual Event Edition OTB Caption Contest^TM is now over. Look for the contest to return July 29th.

Liberal leaders want Ruth Bader Ginsburg to retire so President Obama can appoint her successor. She wants to hang around another decade.

Yesterday saw some of the biggest protests ever to rock Egypt. Where does it go from here?

Doesn’t pass the smell test.

The Egyptian military appears to be signalling that its patience for political chaos may be running short.

Public trust in the news media, along with many other institutions, continues to fall. That’s troublesome for many reasons.

The NSA’s data mining project is about more than just subpoenas for cell phone records.

The TIGTA audit reveals the BOLO “Tea Party” list was right 81% of the time. But does that change anything?

Another body blow to the Fourth Amendment from the Supreme Court.