Outside the Beltway

An unsurprising decision on the Defense of Marriage.

Mitt Romney is criticizing the President over his Syria policy, but his alternative ideas aren’t very good.

Mitt Romney gained some ground in Swing State polling, but that just makes clear how narrow his path to 270 Electoral Votes actually is.

It was supposed to be the return of the heady days of the great Tech Industry IPOs. But, things didn’t quite go as planned.

Figuring out how much of the opposition to a black president is based on racism is . . . complicated.

Recipe plagiarism and a bonus tale.

Is there a Romney Doctrine?

The battle is on for control of the Senate, but whoever wins is likely to have a very slim majority.

Mitt Romney is proposing one of the biggest peacetime increases in military spending in U.S. history.

Further thoughts on Ron Paul’s game plan, assuming he has one.

Ron Paul’s supporters are racking up delegate wins at party conventions in caucus states, but it won’t matter in the end.

Elizabeth Warren’s Senate campaign stumbled badly this week.

The blind Chinese activist who daring escape from house arrest set off a diplomatic brouhaha that grabbed the world’s attention is about to get his wish to come to America.

Obama has an advantage in what is likely to be one of the most important states in November’s election, but the race is far from over.

The biggest argument against Romney winning in November is the fact that there aren’t many ways for him to get to those pesky 270 Electoral Votes.

What would have happened if Sarah Palin had decided to run for the Republican nomination this year?

We won’t have Rick Santorum to kick around anymore.

Mitt Romney, who has law and business degrees from Harvard, is criticizing President Obama for having a law degree from Harvard.

When will Santorum bow to the inevitable?

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

Once again, the punditocracy seems to have misread the voting public.

Does Joe Biden think he can succeed his boss?

The odds are against anyone who challenges an incumbent President. So, how do you do it?

Seven of the top ten and fifteen of the top twenty universities on the planet are American.

Last night’s results ensure the race will continue to the convention.

Rick Santorum won the night, but Mitt Romney continues to win the delegate hunt.

The Homs Boyz in the Hood Edition OTB Caption Contest^TM is now over.

Rising fuel prices are starting to hurt the President in the polls, but it’s unclear what that means for November.

Six states are likely to decide the 2012 election.