Outside the Beltway

The possible presidential contender has an op-ed in a rather dubious outlet.

Plus some thoughts on prohibitionist policies (because sometimes a Quick Pick grows in the making).

The Internet is a weird place.

George Zimmerman’s attorneys have filed a defamation lawsuit against NBC News.

Charlie Murphy, Eddie’s funny brother, has some interesting thoughts on racism and free speech in an interview with Esquire.

Equating opposition to the President with racism is absurd.

Sometimes, real life catches up with those who think their online life is secret.

Last night, Bill Clinton hit one out of the park for the President Of The United States.

Lindsey Graham: “We’re not generating enough angry white guys to stay in business for the long term.”

Victor Davis Hanson thinks President Obama plans to win the back the White House by alienating the white man.

Doug Saunders makes the counterintuitive claim that things are better for Britons than ever.

Two liberal columnists say a recent Mitt Romney ad proves he’s out of touch—and implies that he’s running a racist stealth campaign.

There is no evidence that the Capital Punishment works.

Figuring out how much of the opposition to a black president is based on racism is . . . complicated.

A North Carolina teacher screamed and cursed at students for criticizing President Obama.

The people who gave us the “war on Christmas” are now touting an upsurge on black-on-white crime.

Innocent people have gone to jail, and some of them are still sitting there.

A blog post lampooning black studies dissertations got a writer fired, setting off a controversy over the limits of free speech.

Another bizarre conservative rant about the President.

Elizabeth Warren’s Senate campaign stumbled badly this week.

The Rule Of Law is incompatible with political rabble rousing

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?

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

Andrew Sullivan wants the Catholic Church to give up its hatred of homosexuals. There’s another alternative.

Sometimes, art imitates life rather than the reverse. And sometimes reality seems stranger than fiction.

Dear Bill Maher and Alexandra Pelosi: The plural of anecdote is not data.

It is a curious thing, sometimes, to look at how different people interpret events.

Disturbingly large percentages of Republicans still don’t think the President was born here.

The differences between the parties when it comes to Iran are far less substantial than the candidate’s rhetoric would suggest.

E-mail forward raises serious questions about judge’s judgment .

Yet more revelations about Ron Paul’s newsletters.

Have Americans divided themselves into what are becoming increasingly different cultures?

Last night’s State Of The Union Address contained another unfortunate example of the prevalence of militaristic rhetoric in domestic politics.

Vehement disagreement with the policy views of a country and prejudice based on immutable traits are not the same.

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

The Panthers rookie is having a historic season. Were doubts that he could succeed colored by race?

Ron Paul is rising in Iowa, which means he will soon face the scrutiny he’s avoided so far.

Should Ron Paul find his currently upward trajectory to continue he will find himself facing greater media (and opposition) scrutiny.