Outside the Beltway

Tip O’Neill was famous for once having advised his fellow Democrats that “all politics is local.” That’s not true anymore, and that’s unfortunate.

America’s tradition of unlimited free expression increases the danger of violence.

Newt Gingrich has endorsed President Trump’s use of the rhetoric of Josef Stalin to attack the American news media.

Former Arizona Sheriff and Senate candidate Joe Arpaio is suing The New York Times for defamation. He doesn’t appear to have much of a case.

Thanks in large part to an aggressive public health education program and vaccination, Australia is on course to effectively eradicate cervical cancer.

Trumpism is a direct by-product of the poisonous populism of the Tea Party movement, and they’ve both taken over the Republican Party.

One moment at a campaign rally in October 2008 defines better than anything else what American politics lost when John McCain passed away.

Senator John McCain has died at the age of 81,

Tom Nichols draws a contrast between Republican criticisms of the last president and their defense of this one.

Whether Don Blankenship wins or loses in West Virginia, his success is yet another example of how Donald Trump has changed the GOP for the worse.

Regrets, he’s had a few.

Once again, there’s speculation in Washington that Justice Anthony Kennedy could retire this year.

The tragedy in Florida last week revealed once again how hyperpartisanship is destroying our politics and harming the country.

The Tea Party is dead, but it was never really alive to begin with.

Democratic norms are eroding.

The Washington Post exposes another James O’Keefe fraud.

No, we don’t have to presume that Roy Moore is “innocent until proven guilty.”

Roy Moore’s most die-hard defenders are living in a world of their own, and it’s unlikely they’ll change their minds.

Despite, or perhaps because of, his bigoted, radical, far-right positions on the issues, Roy Moore beat the sitting Senator from Alabama in a runoff election that essentially guarantees that he will win the General Election later this year.

Sarah Palin’s lawsuit against The New York Times suffers a significant setback.

Sad news about a Washington stalwart.

Sarah Palin has filed a defamation suit against The New York Times alleging defamation in an Editorial linking her to the January 2011 shooting of former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords. From the facts alleged, she appears to have a good case.

In Fox News Channel’s America, Donald Trump can do no wrong and Hillary Clinton is still a threat.

What is the deal with the love-fest for Julian Assange?

Has any major party nominee for president ever damaged his reputation in this manner?

Damon Linker writes, “Millions of people disagree with your political views. That doesn’t make them moral monsters.”

Tuesday night’s running mate debate had lower viewership than any such encounter in sixteen years.

Nothing that happens tonight during the Vice-Presidential debate is likely to matter, so feel free to skip it.

This is not exactly what Rick Perry had hoped he’d be doing this fall.

After weeks of bleeding, the Trump campaign is undergoing a shake up, but it’s unlikely to fix what’s really wrong.

As expected, Hillary Clinton went with the ‘safe’ choice, and has selected Virginia Senator Tim Kaine as her running mate.

The least likely choice ascends to the Number Two position on the Republican ticket.

If reports are correct, Indiana Governor Mike Pence will be Donald Trump’s choice for a running mate.

George Will isn’t just refusing to vote for Donald Trump, he’s leaving the GOP entirely

The Trump campaign is out with its own ‘short list’ of potential running mates.

After initially expressing doubts about his candidacy, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan has lined up behind Donald Trump.

Answering a question that gets a lot.

In an unprecedented move that reeks of desperation, Ted Cruz is naming Carly Fiorina as his running mate before the primary process has even ended.

Sarah Palin is back, and she’s endorsing Donald Trump for the Republican nomination for President.

A political cartoonist for The Washington Post crossed a line and, rightfully, got condemned for it.

Sarah Palin has joined such luminaries as Rush Limbaugh, Ann Coulter, Laura Ingraham, and former KKK Grand Wizard David Duke in endorsing Donald Trump’s anti-Muslim immigration plan.

Blaming political opponents for criminal acts they clearly didn’t commit or advocate isn’t a political argument, it’s demagoguery.

Sarah Palin To The ‘Lamestream Media’: Never Mind

Donald Trump was on Saturday Night Live last night. It wasn’t even remotely funny.

While a brilliant and accomplished man, he’s absolutely clueless about politics and world affairs.