Outside the Beltway

It might not be pretty.

Contrary to popular belief, eyewitness testimony is often quite unreliable.

It’s a bit too early for Republicans to be celebrating that Senate majority that so many people are predicting.

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

Portland, Oregon government officials and USA Today headline writers are innumerate.

Thanks to favorable polling numbers and candidate selection, winning the Senate may very well be in the GOP’s grasp.

The fight for marriage equality takes another step forward.

Most peer-reviewed research is crap.

Many of America’s great writers were alcoholics.

An excellent argument for immigration reform can be found in the case of one Californian named Sergio Garcia.

The year that will soon ended will go down in history as the year that the same-sex marriage debate changed forever.

A 17th state legalizes gay marriage. There’s no turning back.

Some 2000 veterans of World War II were lobotomized by the VA. That’s awful but not outrageous.

Much like the guy who’s afraid to talk to girls in High School, Republicans don’t seem to know how to talk to women. But their problems are actually bigger than that.

The 7 seats most likely to switch parties are held by Democrats.

A contrite President Obama offered a “fix” for one of the biggest problems that the PPACA has created.

The battle for marriage equality has scored a number of victories in a short period of time, but that’s about to change.

Another Federal Court has declared the PPACA’s contraceptive coverage mandate to be unconstitutional.

Chris Christie’s decision to take a tactical retreat on the issue of same-sex marriage raises some interesting questions for 2016.

The House wasted a day yesterday, now it’s crunch time.

My latest for The National Interest, “Clapper’s Bodyguard of Lies,” has posted.

Harry Reid is supposedly making another run at filibuster reform.

The marriage equality battle is entering its next phase.

An employer has scored a major victory in its fight against Obamacare’s contraceptive coverage mandate.

A Colorado 6-year-old with a penis has successfully sued for the right to use the girls’ restroom.

The Clown Wars Edition OTB Caption Contest^TM is now over.

Should bloggers be treated the same as “journalists” for the purpose of the protections granted by media shield laws?

The days of tax-free online shopping are coming to an end.

Rand Paul’s filibuster is one that all American’s should thank him for that.

The Obama Administration has weighed in on the Supreme Court’s other high profile same-sex marriage case.

Ramesh Ponnuru considers “The Disgusting Consequences of Plastic-Bag Bans.”

The Obama Administration has given us a peek at its legal arguments for targeted killings and they are troubling to say the least.

When someone kills himself after being bullied, we rightly condemn the bully. Should we condemn his victim, too?

Once again, the filibuster survives. Nobody should be surprised.

Six weeks ago, we held a non-binding referendum asking Americans who they’d like for president. Yesterday, the real election was held.

Harry Reid appears to be short of the votes he needs to enact filibuster reform.

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.

Once again, Senate Democrats are talking about filibuster reform, but will they actually follow through?

The Democratic Party appears to have a lock on a substantial part of the Electoral College. That poses a problem for Republicans.

Two states have legalized marijuana, but before you light up you should know that there are some complications.

Voters in four states endorsed marriage equality yesterday.

The 2012 Election promises to be close in the Popular Voter, but President Obama still retains an Electoral College advantage.