Outside the Beltway

The Obama campaign is challenging an Ohio law that gives members of the military three extra days to vote. They have a very persuasive argument.

The US government has an odd and unproductive view on the concept of talks.

A new study suggests that taxing millionaires sends millionaires to somewhere that doesn’t tax millionaires.

Wouldn’t it be easier to bury the power lines instead of dealing with storm damage and week-long power outages seemingly every year?

Congress has found Eric Holder to be in contempt. I am not entirely sure what that accomplishes.

While it upheld the Affordable Care Act today, the Supreme Court also placed some clear limits on Congressional power. That’s a good thing.

Chief Justice Roberts: “Although the breadth of Congress’s power to tax is greater than its power to regulate commerce, the taxing power does not give Congress the same degree of control over individual behavior.”

Mitt Romney continues to trail the President very badly among Latino voters. That could be a big problem in November.

If not Hillary Clinton or Joe Biden, who might the Democrats have to choose from in 2016?

Is President Obama’s announcement on same-sex marriage helping to create a change in opinion on the issue among African-Americans?

Once again, the jobs market appears to be slowing.

The race is over, Rick Santorum just won’t admit it.

When will Santorum bow to the inevitable?

Republicans are finally starting to realize that they are in trouble with Hispanic voters.

Weeks of bizarre talk about contraception and vaginal ultrasounds has surprisingly alienated women from the Republican Party.

David C. Levy argues college professors at teaching universities are overpaid because they don’t put in enough hours.

Rick Santorum won Louisiana last night, but he’s still going to lose the race for the nomination.

The results of Louisiana’s primary mean a lot less than the pundits will tell you they do.

Like most endorsements, Jeb Bush’s endorsement of Mitt Romney is unlikely to have a major impact on the race.

Does Joe Biden think he can succeed his boss?

Yesterday, the campaign silly season got particularly silly.

Mitt Romney won big in Illinois last night, and moved a big step closer to wrapping this race up.

The Pentagon has released the name of the US Army National Guard major murdered in an Afghan ministry this weekend.

Another Federal Court rules in favor of marriage equality, and the biggest news is how unsurprising the outcome of the case is.

When it comes to same-sex marriage, the right is fighting a losing battle.

Things aren’t all sunshine and roses for the Obama 2012 campaign.

The DC government’s incompetence knows no bounds.

College football coaching salaries jumped 35 percent last year and 55 percent in the last six.

Another death row inmate. Another case of prosecutorial misconduct from the office of Harry Connick, Sr.

Rick Santorum’s views on the role of government are somewhat disturbing.

The problem with Europe may not be the Euro, but the fact that there really aren’t any Europeans.

Looking back at the Electoral College results of the modern era–and ahead to November.

While the President’s recess appointments are bound to set off a political dispute with the Republicans, there does not appear to be a Constitution ban against them.

A smoking gun?

How much should Paul’s newletter and his questionable associations matter?

Could the GOP go into Tampa next August not knowing who their nominee will be? It’s possible, but not probable.

Despite the seeming odds against him, the Electoral College map is very favorable for President Obama.