Outside the Beltway

It’s Nixon’s fault?

Back when people were kinder and man’s word was his bond.

Yesterday, the Supreme Court held oral argument in a series of cases asking it to decide if existing civil rights laws cover discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.

For decades, it was the preeminent brand in American journalism. Now its pieces are being sold at bargain rates.

The final episode airs tonight. How will Matt Weiner will wrap it up?

We are obviously moving toward an era of streaming and other services that don’t rely on Cable/Satellite providers, but it will still take some time to get there and for it to be cost effective.

A commonly cited statistic in support of the “equal pay” argument does not stand up to scrutiny.

Would your cable bill be cheaper if you could just subscribe to the channels you wanted to watch?

John McCain is taking a break from advocating yet another war in the Middle East to make war against cable television companies.

Dish Network is offering customers a DVR that will skip commercials. I’m sure their content providers are thrilled.

Sometimes, art imitates life rather than the reverse. And sometimes reality seems stranger than fiction.

Last night’s State Of The Union Address contained another unfortunate example of the prevalence of militaristic rhetoric in domestic politics.

Video entertainment is moving in two seemingly opposite directions simultaneously.

Sarah Palin’s reality show as as popular as the critically acclaimed drama everyone’s talking about. And that’s just half the story.

A new survey shows that political ideology leads to different television viewing habits. This shouldn’t be surprising.

Charles Murray argues that the Tea Party is right to complain about out-of-touch elites.

Lots of jobs that existed in recent memory — secretaries, travel agents, gas station attendants, cashiers — have been replaced by technology. The middle class may be disappearing with them.

Changing economic realities led to a role reversal: television is where you turn for smart entertainment, whereas the movies have become lowbrow.

What’s so wrong with saying that America will survive even if al Qaeda manages to hit us again ?

Has the digitization of entertainment — DVRs, iPods, iPods, digital cameras, Netflix, and so forth — transformed it from fun into work?

Has MAD MEN jumped the shark? Or is it getting better?

Mark Cuban argues that the television networks should do something about a situation where pay for content in order to sell advertising whereas online players like YouTube sell advertising for content others paid for.