Outside the Beltway

Chamake Mauriene reveals America’s secret to world domination in Pravda.

The war in Afghanistan has not been a topic of discussion in the Presidential campaign, but that’s largely because there’s not much left to talk about.

Who benefits from the Supreme Court’s ObamaCare ruling?

Mitt Romney’s confrontational approach to Russia makes no sense.

The people who gave us the “war on Christmas” are now touting an upsurge on black-on-white crime.

There’s an entire industry that profits from exploiting political controversy and division. Why do we let them get away with it?

Sarah Palin isn’t running for President, and she hasn’t officially endorsed anyone, but that hasn’t stopped her from putting her thumb on the scale.

It was another good night for Newt Gingrich in Charleston last night.

Virginia has helped winnow the Republican field. You’re welcome America.

Ron Paul is rising in Iowa, which means he will soon face the scrutiny he’s avoided so far.

Treating entertainment as entertainment is one thing. Treating it as news and education is another.

CBS accidentally admits that they are giving less attention to some of the Republican contenders.

What do this people want? Can’t you read the signs?

The White House is still smarting over the fact that they got burned by John Boehner, again.

Does Ron Paul’s second place showing at Ames mean the media should take him seriously as a contender? No, it doesn’t.

Freshman GOP Representative Allen West is a loose cannon and unfit for office.

The Casey Anthony trials lends evidence to support Jon Stewart’s basic hypothesis about the MSM.

How many Texas politicians does it take to screw in a non-communist light bulb?

Daily Show host Jon Stewart spent 15 minutes on yesterday’s Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace trying to explain why he thinks Fox is a propaganda machine.

Sarah Palin will be heading to yet another important primary state while insisting she isn’t running for President yet. And the press follows her like a lonely puppy.

The White House Press Office produces a blog, YouTube channel, Flickr photo stream, Facebook and Twitter profiles, and daily video programming.

The same people who were complaining a week ago that the media was obsessed with Sarah Paln are now complaining that a media figure has suggested she doesn’t deserve the coverage she gets.

Despite a bad week and a half, there are still signs that Sarah Palin is at least looking at a run for the White House in 2012. Which may be why some Republicans seem to be getting worried about her.

Sarah Palin was “interviewed” by Sean Hannity last night. I doubt she helped herself.

The American media and Sarah Palin have developed an odd symbiotic relationship, and it’s unlikely to change anytime soon.

Has WikiLeaks changed journalism forever?

Is angry and violent language which dominates blog comments sections a sign of broader trends in our political culture?

InstaPaper’s business model is stealing content created by others, stripping it of the ads that pay the creators, and running their own advertising on it.

It’s getting harder and harder to tell blogs from newspapers.

Capitalizing on the buzz from his weekend rally, talk host Glenn Beck launched a new online magazine called The Blaze overnight.

Blogs are all grown up now and indistinguishable from other online media.

There are some lessons for the blogosphere in this week’s Andrew Breitbart dust-up.

JournoList’s archives have been making headlines at The Daily Caller, but there doesn’t seem to be any substance to the allegations of scandal.

Should outrageous people like Pamela Gellar be invited to spread their message on national television?

If you know where the JournoList archive is, Andrew Breitbart has got some cash for you.

Sharing your unvarnished thoughts on a listserv is just asking for trouble, as Dave Weigel is the latest to discover.

Is there a double standard in play when generals criticize Democratic versus Republican presidents?