Outside the Beltway

With Mitt Romney and Barack Obama basically saying the same things about foreign policy, it’s time to take a look at an alternative.

Senator Rand Paul suggests the GOP may want to reconsider its foreign policy aggressiveness.

The Libertarian Party’s Presidential candidate could prove decisive in determining who wins the Electoral College.

After three days of buildup to a “mystery speaker,” the closing night of the Republican convention featured a rambling performance by Clint Eastwood and an empty chair.

It’s official.

Once again, people are demanding to see Barack Obama’s college transcripts for no good reason.

Once again, a pundit has come up with the boneheaded idea of reinstating the draft.

Democratic rhetoric since the Supreme Court decision on ObamaCare raises the question of whether they made a political mistake.

Byron York reacts to a CNNMoney story titled “Government wants more people on food stamps” by snarking, “And Democrats reacted angrily when Gingrich called Obama ‘food stamp president.'”

Private college degree mills have come under intense scrutiny. But many public institutions have similar statistics.

Republican politicians have largely avoided the topic of same-sex marriage since President Obama’s announcement. Why?

Americans Elect is dead. This should surprise nobody.

All of a sudden, people are talking about Mike Huckabee as a potential Romney running mate.

Did Joe Biden misspeak, or drop a hint that he shouldn’t have?

The Libertarian Party has chosen another former Republican politician as their Presidential nominee.

A Federal Court rejects an effort to significantly expand the application of a law designed to target computer hacking.

OTB’s comment section as a microcosm of the American political landscape.

NRO’s John Derbyshire went off on a bizarre, racist, rant yesterday.

The GOP seems to be backing away from a position on same-sex marriage that was a prominent part of its message only a short time ago.

Is the now-familiar refrain that the individual mandate was originally a conservative idea really true?

Rick Santorum has bigger General Election problems than Mitt Romney it seems.

Rick Santorum’s campaign is starting to tilt at windmills.

People are seeing irony where it doesn’t exist.

A legal dispute exposes an open wound.

Romney eked out a win in the Michigan primary. He’s going to have a harder time there in November.

This action raises two questions in my mind about Governor Christie.

Meet Rick Santorum, who’s apparently running for Moralist In Chief.

If one has views that one will not change even in the face of the best case scenario for new data against those views, then one cannot claim to be an analyst.

Yet more revelations about Ron Paul’s newsletters.

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.

Is a vote for Gingrich (or whomever) necessarily an anti-Romney vote?

Last night was the high point of Ron Paul’s 2012 campaign for the Presidency.

A good night for Romney, a surprising showing for Ron Paul, and the first steps toward the end of the race for the Republican nomination.

Last night, Ron Paul decided it was a good idea to bring back the ghosts of the Vietnam War era.

There seems to be very little stopping a big night for Mitt Romney next Tuesday.

If you’re running low on cash, keeping it low-key in a state you can’t win sometimes make sense.