Outside the Beltway

Both campaigns seem to be focusing on an argument that the voters don’t want to hear.

July’s Jobs Report was better than what we’ve seen the last few months, but it’s still not very good.

The President’s former Budget Director joins the ranks of those calling for Postal privatization.

The GDP report shows the economy slowed in the second quarter, to the surprise of nobody.

The Obama campaign’s focus on Mitt Romney’s alleged involvement in moving companies overseas is entirely phony.

If the GOP wins in November, there will be very few actual barriers in the way if they really want to repeal the PPACA.

A pro-Republican SuperPAC may be bringing the Jeremiah Wright story back. That would be bad news for the Romney campaign.

An object lesson in the problems with our intellectual property laws

Not surprisingly, people who are politically involved tend to be the ones that politicians listen to.

Some good news in the November jobs report, but not very much of it.

Rick Perry is out with a plan to reform Washington. Mostly, it’s just a bunch of gimmicks.

As the season changes, the Occupy Wall Street movement seems destined to peter out.

A new patent granted to Apple raises once again the question of how far patent protections should extend.

A cute protest sign based on a blog quip has created a minor internet sensation.

Legal guidelines for protestors.

With the economy at the forefront of the public’s mind, the GOP needs to be careful in its response to President Obama’s new jobs bill.

Whether it’s a “Ponzi Scheme” or not, Social Security has serious systemic problems that must be addressed.

Matthew Yglesias resurrects an argument that should have died off when Napster disappeared.

Another bad report from the Labor Department.

Ben Bernanke didn’t offer many clues in his speech today, but one wonders if he really has any tricks left up his sleeve.

What you think you know about the U.S.-China trade relationship may not be entirely true.

The immediate reaction among the political class to the debt downgrade was the play the same old stupid games.

House Republicans are being criticized for utilizing a tactic they learned from Senate Democrats.

In the 80’s it was yachts, today it’s private jets. The argument is the same, and it’s still without merit.

Borders Books is closing, because the free market works.

Do people who take advantage of tax breaks get a “government benefit”?

Not surprisingly, people still order that big juicy cheeseburger even after being told it contains over 1,000 calories.

The passage of a new same-sex marriage law has Democrats talking about Andrew Cuomo.

Congress had a chance to send a strong message to the Executive Branch today. They failed.

The vast majority of the seats in the Virginia legislature will not even be contested this November.

Thousands of pedestrians are killed in America each year. Are we doing enough about it?

Once again, Congressional abdication has led to an Executive Branch power grab.

The first round of appellate arguments over the Constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act took place today in Richmond, Virginia.

Contempt for Congress is an old American tradition. Unfortunately.

A new study suggests that increases in the price of gasoline have very little impact on consumer behavior. If that’s true, it has serious implications for energy policy.

Like all Presidents before him, Barack Obama is asserting the right to virtually unfettered discretion when it comes to military matters.

Operation Odyssey Dawn has resurrected the eternal battle over what limits there are, and should be, on the President’s ability to use military force without Congressional authorization.

They’re from the government, and they’re here to take that tasty snack out of your hands.

Once again, it looks like efforts to reform the Senate’s filibuster rules have fallen victim to that old devil politics.

Part two of the ongoing series blogging Mark Levin’s Liberty and Tyranny.