Outside the Beltway

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

The FDA is declaring war on trans fats. That’s a bad idea on many levels.

A second Federal Court of Appeals in a week in two weeks has ruled the PPACA’s birth control mandate is unconstitutional.

The economy of the Euro Zone remains in quiet dire straits, unless you’re lucky enough to live in Germany.

Could Congress actually pass some form of immigration reform before the midterms? Don’t bet on it just yet.

“If you like your healthcare plan, you can keep it.” Well, not really.

A partial setback for the pro-life crowd out of Texas.

The Richmond Times-Dispatch has endorsed “none of the above” for governor of Virginia.

Why the federal government is so bad at information technology and getting worse by the day.

The Supreme Court heard argument in a major campaign finance case yesterday.

The news PPACA controversy appears to be based on a complete misunderstanding of one provision of the law.

My latest for Defense One, “The Army’s Misguided Crackdown on Tattoos,” has posted.

Another legal setback for Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s crusade to regulate what New York City residents can eat and drink.

Last month, a retired Navy SEAL came out as transgender. Those still in uniform, however, must serve in silence.

Time to “pivot to the economy” again.

Until this month, America was not truly a free country.

The 10th anniversary of McCain-Feingold teaches a lesson we should already have learned.

There are many fallacies contained within the GOP’s insistence that immigration reform must begin and end with “border security.”

Richard Calderoni was arrested after acting like a jerk on an airplane.

On a slow news day, a major concession on Obamacare

The Supreme Court’s handling of standing in the two same-sex marriage cases likely seems contradictory to many outside observers.

The 5-4 ruling was much more sweeping than needed to strike down DOMA.

Thanks to archaic state laws, you can look at cars in a Tesla showroom, but in my states you can’t but anything there.

Did President Obama’s comments about taking a tough stand on military sexual assault constitute “undue influence” on specific cases? One military judge says that they did.

The AP has the Supreme Court banning demonstrations at the Supreme Court. The regulation in question doesn’t actually do that.

The TIGTA audit reveals the BOLO “Tea Party” list was right 81% of the time. But does that change anything?

If there’s one thing that our generals and admirals agree on it’s that generals and admirals should retain their power.

Another body blow to the Fourth Amendment from the Supreme Court.

Republicans have problems with the younger generation that they will need to fix if they’re going to succeed in the future.

The Supreme Court declined to accept an appeal of a case in which Indiana’s effort to defund Planned Parenthood had been blocked by a Federal Court.

When does politics become the “primary activity” of a 501(c)4?

Senior DOJ officials from the previous three administrations back the Obama DOJ’s controversial subpoenaing of AP conversations.

Almost no one can confidently explain, let alone define, the specifics of the 501(c)4 designation.

The State Department tries to scrub information about the 3D-printed gun from the Internet.

If you want to understand contemporary politics, the last thing you should do is reference an Andrew Sorkin project.

The politics of gun control is not nearly as easy as its supporters believe it to be.

Passengers may soon be able to use approved electronic devices during all phases of airplane flights.

The Judicial Confirmation process needs to be fixed.

President Obama’s job approval numbers have fallen off from their post-election highs. But, does it matter?

Is the answer to the same-sex marriage debate as simple as getting the government out of the marriage business, or is it more complicated?

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