Outside the Beltway

A first look at the Electoral College paints a very grim picture for Donald Trump and the GOP.

If these numbers hold up, then the GOP may as well start planning for the 2020 primaries now.

Donald Trump’s win last night made him the presumptive Republican nominee, whether Republicans will unify around him is another question.

Several top Republicans have already said that they would not accept a position on a ticket with Donald Trump, so who might he choose?

In an unprecedented move that reeks of desperation, Ted Cruz is naming Carly Fiorina as his running mate before the primary process has even ended.

Another round of victories puts Donald Trump another step closer to the Republican nomination.

To the surprise of no one, the alliance between Ted Cruz and John Kasich is already falling apart.

Ted Cruz and John Kasich have come up with yet another plan to stop Donald Trump.

Is Ted Cruz really the only alternative to Donald Trump?

February’s Jobs Report was relatively positive, but there are still shadows hovering over the economy as we head further into the year.

The Supreme Court seems as closely divided as ever on an issue that has divided the nation for forty years, but the implications of Justice Scalia’s death were quite apparent during oral argument in the Texas Abortion Law case.

It’s Super Tuesday, and both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are likely to go a long way toward securing the nominations of their respective parties.

Major carriers are reporting massive losses and demanding major rate hikes to cover the costs imposed by PPACA.

The Supreme Court is now considering a case that deals with the problem of overly broad civil asset forfeiture laws and a Defendant’s right to counsel under the Sixth Amendment.

In the wake of failure that could have been easily foreseen, the Obama Administration is ending a program to train so-called “moderate” Syrian rebels.

Vice-President Biden dropped another hint that suggests he might not be up to running for President.

Connecticut eliminated the death penalty several years ago, and now the state’s Supreme Court has ruled that the men remaining on death row cannot be executed.

Jason Kottke points me to Stan Carey’s summary of Jack Grieve’s study of regional variations in swearing patterns across the United States.

Taxes on wine, beer, and spirits vary wildly from state-to-state and even within each state.

The latest Census data show a changing America.

A new poll shows that nearly seven in ten Americans believe that people who are terminally ill should be allowed to end their lives with the help of a doctor.

Despite a veto from the state’s Governor, today Nebraska became the latest state to repeal the death penalty. Hopefully, others will follow.

The Republican debate stage in 2016 is going to be even more crowded than it was in 2012.

Carly Fiorina, who flopped at Hewlett-Packard and in her lone previous political campaign, wants to be the leader of the free world.

We’re down to debating whether bigots should have to sell cakes to gay people.

Indiana is about to become the latest state to grants special rights to religious business owners.

The 2008 runner-up has scared off all serious challengers for 2016. Why?

Reflecting a growing national trend away from the barbarity of capital punishment, the Governor of Pennsylvania has imposed a moratorium on executions in the Keystone State.

Republicans performed better among Latino voters this year than they did in 2012, but that doesn’t mean they’ve solved their problems.

Good news for two released Americans, but no clue what’s motivating North Korea’s latest actions.

Another setback for commercial space ventures, the second this week and this time with tragic consequences.

The City of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho will not force two Christian ministers to open their wedding chapel business to same-sex wedding ceremonies.

A collision between marriage equality and religious liberty, but it seems clear that religious liberty should win this one.

Frank Foer proclaims, “Amazon Must Be Stopped. It’s too big. It’s cannibalizing the economy.”

Remember the border crisis? Yea, it’s not much of a crisis these days.

A 29 year old woman will end her life in less than a month. That should be her choice.

By failing to act, the Supreme Court has effectively legalized same-sex marriage in eleven more states.

Politics, the law, culture, and a very old language collide.

Republicans in the House seem determined to make life difficult for whomever wins the GOP nomination in 2016

A big step forward for the challenge to state-based bans on same-sex marriage.

Public cynicism about politics at its very best.

The Mason-Dixon Line says it starts in Maryland, but that no longer seems to be the case.

Unearthed!

New York has joined nine other states and the District of Columbia to vote to for an Electoral College bypass.

An appeal declined, but an issue that remains outstanding.

The CEO of Mozilla resigned today amid controversy over his position on same-sex marriage. The triumph of “political correctness,” or just the will of the marketplace?