Outside the Beltway

President Obama’s recent statements on the legalization of marijuana in Colorado and Washington are not consistent with his own Administration’s policies.

There’s been a bit of buzz of late about the fact that people in several states have filed petitions to secede from the Union. There shouldn’t be.

Two states have legalized marijuana, but before you light up you should know that there are some complications.

President Obama easily won re-election last night, carrying virtually all of the battleground states. Meanwhile, abortion, gay marriage, and recreational marijuana also won big.

Our War On Drugs is having a disastrous impact on our neighbors to the south, and they’re starting to notice.

When it comes to issues like medical marijuana, Mitt Romney and Barack Obama are reading from the same playbook.

A corner has ruled the death of a handcuffed man in the back of a Jonesboro, AR police cruiser was a suicide. Needless to say, questions remain.

A very suspicious “suicide” in police custody.

Nick Delpopolo has been banned from the Olympics for testing positive for cannabis, which he claims came from unwittingly eating a marijuana-laced brownie.

Is there a logical flaw in the way Chief Justice Roberts addressed the tax issue in his opinion? Not really.

America’s Drug War has caused more problems for Mexico than Fast & Furious ever will.

With the Supreme Court’s decision imminent, many supporters of the PPACA are starting to second guess the Obama Administration’s legal strategy.

New York’s Governor is proposing a change in the law that could spare thousands of people a year from an unnecessary trip through the legal system.

A new book about the President details his marijuana use in High School and at Occidental College.

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

Alan Dershowitz thinls the charges against George Zimmerman should be dropped. With due apologies to the good Professor, he’s wrong.

It would be nice if policies were assessed in terms of costs and benefits.

Well, maybe a tiny one.

We’re literally choosing locking up drug offenders over investing in our children.

A study of religiosity and young adults found that those who attend college are actually less likely to experience religious decline than those who do not attend college.

Whitney Houston, once one of the biggest stars in American popular culture, has died.

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.

Gary Johnson’s quest is quixotic, but interesting nonetheless.

Usually if a quote is too good to be true, it is.

Back in the late 90s, Newt wanted to execute marjiuana traffickers.

After all, securing the border is easy and the forces driving cross-border illicit activities can be curtailed with enough force and security.

Does “Occupy Wall Street” really represent the people they claim to be speaking for?

Obama’s Justice Department continues its crackdown on medical marijuana, despite campaign promises to the contrary.

Two-term New Mexico governor finally gets to share the stage with Herman Cain.

Is Chris Christie reconsidering his previous statements about not running for President? More importantly, why are so many Republicans still dissatisfied with the field?

First it was same-sex marriage, now it’s a abortion. Rick Perry hasn’t met a Constitutional Amendment usurping state power he doesn’t like.

Philadelphia’s marijuana decriminalization program has saved the city over $2 million so far.

Illegal immigration from Mexico is down substantially, and it has nothing to do with all those anti-immigration laws.

Further thoughts on Dominique Strauss-Kahn and our justice system.

Remember Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the arrogant French aristocrat whose career was ended by a courageous chambermaid, shedding light on a corrupt social system? A funny thing happened on the way to the slammer.