Outside the Beltway

A victory for Federalism and sanity in the War On Drugs.

In her upcoming book, Hillary Clinton strikes a defiant tone against conservative’s continued interest in the Benghazi attack.

It seems unlikely that Eric Shinseki will have a job for much longer.

Two news items yesterday advanced in some small measure the protection of journalists from having to reveal sources under Court Order.

Diplomatic word games.

There’s plenty of blame to go around.

And Pennsylvania makes it 19.

Committing a crime is bad enough, committing a stupid crime in the dumbest way possible is orders of magnitude bad.

James Oliphant asks, “Why Hasn’t the GOP Treated Fort Hood Like Benghazi?”

Hubris.

Not every tragedy can be resolved with a military response.

The junior Senator from Florida drops some hints.

Is the GOP headed down a road that leads to yet another doomed impeachment and trial?

Could the upcoming House Select Committee on Benghazi actually accomplish something useful?

Good news for Republicans.

Toll plazas coming to an Interstate near you?

A new poll indicates that most Americans don’t want to see the United States intervening overseas.

A new set of emails is reviving the old partisan arguments about the attack in Benghazi.

Open mouth, insert foot.

It appears what we’ve got here is a failure to communicate.

The removal of chemical weapons from Syria is nearly complete. Does Obama deserve credit for that?

Sooner than one might have expected, Republicans are starting to battle over the issue of marriage equality.

Perhaps some justice for the casualties in the War On Drugs

The economy may be recovering but voters don’t want to hear that, Democratic strategists warn.

Once again, the Obama Administration punts on the Keystone XL Pipeline.

Once again the Affordable Care Act meets the Law Of Unintended Consequences

Middle East peace talks are apparently in such bad shape that the U.S. is thinking of releasing Jonathan Pollard as an incentive to Israel.

Hobby Lobby has a strong argument under RFRA but the precedent would be dangerous.

Afghanistan’s outgoing President says that his nation doesn’t need American troops to stay after the end of the year.

So, Dana Milbank has a column.

Calling anyone a front-runner in a race where we’re still two years away from anyone casting votes is silly. Nonetheless, Rand Paul is an interesting guy to watch for those wondering if the GOP has actually changed.

Barack Obama is no Jimmy Carter.

Is there anything that could stop the Clinton juggernaut?

My latest for The National Interest, “Hagel’s Defense Cuts: The Least Bad Choice,” is out.

Yes, the evidence shows you can trust Obama to enforce immigration laws.

If something is going to be done about an out of control National Security State, it’ll be because the American people demand it.

Refusing to raise the debt ceiling does nothing at all to control spending.

President Obama is rewarding unqualified hacks who raised huge sums for his campaign with ambassadorships.

Another day, another delay

The How Do You Stand On Nuclear Waste? Edition OTB Caption Contest^TM is now over.