Outside the Beltway

Southerners lie about their weight–but not as much as those lyin’ Yankees.

A baby born with AIDS eighteen months ago has reportedly been cured.

Bullheadedness is a virtue?

Chuck Hagel will be confirmed, but the campaign against him tells us much about the current state of Republican foreign policy

Since 1877, it has been illegal for unmarried Virginia couples to cohabitate. That may soon change.

The Blues began a century ago yesterday, with the release of WC Handy’s “Memphis Blues.”

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.

Republicans are starting to talk about immigration reform, but do they really mean it?

The Supreme Court has agreed to take on another big case.

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.

Republicans already seem to be blaming Hurricane Sandy in the event Mitt Romney loses.

Mitt Romney still has problems with Southern whites that could pose problems for him in states like Virginia and North Carolina.

The Defense of Marriage Act is under challenge through a unique angle: estate taxes.

A legal setback for the Texas Voter ID law, but not much of a political setback for Voter ID laws in general.

Mississippi is more conservative than Massachusetts is liberal.

Brookings Institute scholar William Galston says election night might end early this year even if the race remains tight.

Though still just a Tropical Storm, Isaac has the potential to be as dangerous as Hurricane Katrina.

Tropical Storm Isaac won’t be as much of a danger to Tampa as feared, but it’s still having an impact. That’s all because of bad scheduling ideas.

A very suspicious “suicide” in police custody.

In my adult memory, the American South was a one-party Democratic region for all but presidential elections. Aside from minority set-aside districts, the reversal is near complete.

Andrew Hacker argues that, while quantitative skills are “critical for informed citizenship and personal finance,” making kids master algebra to graduate high school has disastrous consequences.

Another study shows that voter ID laws negatively affect a lot of Americans.

Romney says “We’re the party of people who want to get rich.”

Mitt Romney’s intransigence over releasing more tax returns is politically stupid.

As gas prices fall, the politics of fuel prices are changing.

How dominant is the Southeastern Conference? It’s won more titles in the big sports since 2005 than all other conferences combined.

There is no evidence that the Capital Punishment works.

Innocent people have gone to jail, and some of them are still sitting there.

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.

Dear Bill Maher and Alexandra Pelosi: The plural of anecdote is not data.

It looks like we’ll have Newt Gingrich to kick around for awhile.

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.