Outside the Beltway

Homicide rates are on pace to be lower than they were at the start of the 20th Century.

Justice Ginsburg made some interesting comments about Roe v. Wade recently. Could they be a signal about where the Court is headed on gay marriage?

When it comes to same-sex marriage, the GOP finds itself on the horns of a dilemma.

40 years after Roe v. Wade, support for the decision is still strong, but the effort to restrict it continues apace.

40 years later, the public continues to support the Supreme Court’s decision in Roe v. Wade.

Some have criticized the President for delivering his gun control speech before a group of children.

The issue of same-sex marriage will be before the Supreme Court early next year.

Todd Akin says he will continue to be the Republican nominee for United States Senate from Missouri.

A columnist for The Guardian says she wishes her mother had aborted her.

Opponents of the Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United continue to miss the point of what the case was really about.

Either the majority and dissenting opinions in NFIB v. Sebelius were among the sloppiest in Supreme Court history or the Chief Justice switched sides at the 11th hour.

With the Supreme Court’s decision imminent, many supporters of the PPACA are starting to second guess the Obama Administration’s legal strategy.

We don’t know what the Supreme Court will have to say about the Affordable Care Act, but their decision is already being attacked.

Public opinion of the Supreme Court has declined in recent years. But It’s not because of anything the Court did.

Is the Supreme Court risking it’s legitimacy if it strikes down the individual mandate?

Virginia has become the latest battleground for advocates of laws that define life as being at conception.

Ronald Reagan wasn’t really much a of a “Christian Conservative.”

Do the Republican candidates believe that American citizens have a right to privacy? Someone should ask them.

Did you know there was another GOP debate last night? Well, you didn’t miss much.

Like some other Republicans, Rick Santorum has an odd view of the judiciary.

Many of the Republican candidates for President advocate ideas that would restrict the power of the Federal Judiciary.

Herman Cain’s comments about abortion could pose a problem for him with social conservatives.

Last night’s Republican debate is likely to raise more questions about Rick Perry in the minds of voters.

Assuming that the President is easy to beat could cause Republicans to move too far to the right.

First it was same-sex marriage, now it’s a abortion. Rick Perry hasn’t met a Constitutional Amendment usurping state power he doesn’t like.

Recent polls seem to indicate a shift in public opinion in a more libertarian direction.

Mitt Romney sought to clarify his pro-life bona fides yesterday. But, will it matter?

Critics of the GOP’s efforts to restrict Federal funding of abortion and related services confuse the concept of the right to have an abortion with the idea that someone has a claim on taxpayer dollars.

While most Americans consider themselves “conservatives,” some conservatives exclude most Americans from the definition.

Once again, it looks like efforts to reform the Senate’s filibuster rules have fallen victim to that old devil politics.

A somewhat surprising court decision from the European Union gives a glimpse of what the situation in the United States would be if Roe v. Wade were overturned.

The repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell is a sign that the political ground is shifting. Will the GOP take notice?

What will Republicans think of a candidate for President who admitted to smoking marijuana as recently as two years ago?

Elena Kagan’s interest in vigorous and open confirmation hearings ended roughly the moment she was sworn in by the Senate Judiciary Committee.