Outside the Beltway

The arguments in favor of major changes in the way we elect our President are unpersuasive.

Within minutes after today’s Jobs Report was released, the conspiracy theorists began to come forward.

A five year old “shocking” video of President Obama speaking to a group of African-American ministers proves to be not very shocking at all.

In Rick Santorum’s brand of conservatism, no smart people need apply.

The 2012 campaign is revealing once again that many conservatives have a view of President Obama not shared by the public at large.

The President and his supporters say that Congressional Republicans will temper their rhetoric in a second Obama term. Don’t count on it.

Bill Keith built a successful business making solar-powered ceiling fans. The President’s trade policies are in the process of destroying it.

Wherein a National Review piece leads me to think I am the OTB alpha blogger.

National Review’s Kevin Williamson has some truly bizarre advice for Mitt Romney.

National Review’s Keith Williamson can’t fathom why Alpha Male Mitt Romney is having so much trouble beating Girly Man Barack Obama.

Todd Akin says he’s staying in the race, but his party is abandoning him.

National Republicans aren’t at all thrilled with Todd Akin right now.

The weird tale of Thad McCotter’s nominating petitions just got a heck of a lot weirder.

No, Barack Obama is not going to dump Joe Biden before the Democratic Convention.

A black ‘Democrat’ who seconded Obama’s nomination in 2008 is endorsing Romney in 2012. It’s not a big deal.

Is the the 2012 Republican Presidential ticket? We’ll find out Saturday morning.

An important ruling on the Obama Administration’s contraceptive coverage mandate from a Judge in Colorado.

The GOP’s arguments about the impact of ObamaCare on Medicare are dishonest and hypocritical.

Were the Colonists wrong to toss aside the British Empire so casually?

Supreme Court watchers have been speculating since Sunday night about who might have leaked confidential court information to the press.

One part of the Supreme Court’s PPACA ruling has not received a lot of attention, but it has the potential to have a lot of impact in the future.

A Fortune Magazine investigation puts a new spin on Operation Fast And Furious, but questions still remain.

Rand Paul calls Mitt Romney out over his comments about Presidential War Powers.

President Obama’s immigration policy shift is legal, it’s good policy, but bypassing Congress won’t solve our immigration problems.

In an ideal world, today’s Recall Election in Wisconsin would not even be legally possible.

The John Edwards trial is over. This should be the end of the matter.

Michael Fumento becomes the latest prominent conservative to criticize what conservatism has become.

Recipe plagiarism and a bonus tale.

All of a sudden, people are talking about Mike Huckabee as a potential Romney running mate.

The argument that Barack Obama hasn’t been vetted is simply absurd.

Richard Grenell’s time as Mitt Romney’s foreign policy spokesman lasted less than a month. The fact that he’s gay appears to be the reason it ended.

How about we recognize that we do have ongoing and serious racial tension in this country rather than ignoring the issue most of the time and only deploying it when the game of politics is being played?

John Edwards is a pathetic human being, but that doesn’t mean he’s necessarily a criminal.

Facts are stubborn things.

NRO’s John Derbyshire went off on a bizarre, racist, rant yesterday.

Many on the right seem unwilling to condemn clearly offensive remarks by Rush Limbaugh

The conservative columnist argues Republicans should concentrate on winning back the Senate and stopping Obama through 2016.

It’s the beginning of the end for Newt Gingrich, but it’s unlikely he’ll recognize that fact.

He may be praising Ronald Reagan now, but Newt Gingrich was singing a different tune in the 1980s.

Is there any there there?

There’s no law requiring Presidential candidates to release their tax returns. Should they be expected to do it anyway?

At least some of Mitt Romney”s investment money sits in offshore accounts in the Cayman Islands. Does it matter?