Outside the Beltway

In a year-end fundraisers, VDARE’s founder wished Paul had “defened his letters on the basis of truth.”

One conservative contends that George Bailey is teaching America the wrong lessons.

Time Magazine has chosen “The Protester” as its Person Of The Year. Let the outrage ensue.

Barack Obama now looks to the Rough Rider himself for inspiration. Can’t he find it himself?

Rick Santorum has some extreme views on social welfare. Of course, he isn’t alone.

I liveblogged and tweeted my instant, mostly snarky, reaction to the CNN foreign policy debate. Here are some more fully formed thoughts.

Gaddafi is dead, but it was still wrong for the United States to get involved in Libya.

Judging them by their own manifesto, the Occupy Wall Street protesters are pretty silly people.

Dick Morris has a penchant for counter-intuitive analysis. And for being wildly wrong.

Contrary to what Eugene Robinson and Paul Krugman argue today, compassion does not require one to support government social welfare programs.

A record 46 million Americans are living in poverty.

What we think the ideal society looks like depends a lot on what kind of society we live in.

Rick Perry’s position on immigration-related issues could be a problem for the same conservatives who have been getting behind him.

Jon Huntsman is out with a tax and jobs plan that deserves a lot more attention than it’s likely to get.

A new look at Clarence Thomas’s 20 years on the Supreme Court, from a critic, is surprisingly positive.

Rubio may be wowing conservatives audience, but is his rhetoric grounded in reality?

It pays to read a scientific study before commenting on it.

Senator Al Franken called Focus on the Family’s Tom Minnery a liar in yesterday’s hearing on DOMA. Franken was the one being dishonest.

A space shuttle lifted off for the last time on Friday, and some people seem to think its the beginning of the end of America.

So, apparently, Paul Ryan has expensive tastes in wine.

Illegal immigration from Mexico is down substantially, and it has nothing to do with all those anti-immigration laws.

Cynthia Tucker regrets her support for majority-minority districts.

While President Obama has had some amusing gaffes on his trip to London, including getting the year wrong in the guest book and an awkward toast to the Queen, his speech to Parliament today hit all the right notes.

Ohio State researchers: ARRA created/saved approximately 450 thousand state and local government jobs and destroyed/forestalled roughly one million private sector jobs.

The Who Is That Mosqued Man Edition OTB Caption Contest^TM is now over.

The state of Arizona is seeking donations for construction of the border fence.

Terry Jones may sue the City of Dearborn for its prior restraint actions against him. And he should.

Obama is visiting Brazil and Chile while American fighting men join the coalition against Libya.

Mike Huckabee channels Dan Quayle when he decides to comment on the pregnancy of Oscar winner Natalie Portman.

Wouldn’t we be better off offering besieged rules exile in relative comfort in exchange for graceful exits?

We can’t rely on private companies, the stock market, or the taxpayers to maintain our lifestyle in our golden years.

Global poverty has plummeted in recent years.

The ongoing saga of piracy off the coast of Somali is about to get Americans’ attention again, as a yacht containing four U.S. citizens has been hijacked.

The Gaddafi regime is facing its most serious challenge in its 41 year history.

Knowing his downfall was imminent, the former Egyptian dictator moved vast wealth out of rich of Western governments.

President Obama is telling business they have a social responsibility to invest in America. He’s wrong.

How rich is the United States? Our poor are richer than the richest in India.

Brief takes on foreign affairs

Wondering why CATO doesn’t rail against big business is like demanding to know why NARAL doesn’t spend more time advocating for the plight of stray cats or why PETA doesn’t seem to care about the homeless.

Is there a legalization argument building?