Outside the Beltway

Believing the maker/taker dichotomy.

Many conservatives are living inside of a media bubble and they’ll continue to have problems until the consciously decide to break out of it.

Republicans are starting to talk about immigration reform, but do they really mean it?

Let’s take a trip back in time to see what some conservatives thought 2012 would look like if Barack Obama were elected President.

Too little, too late?

A five year old “shocking” video of President Obama speaking to a group of African-American ministers proves to be not very shocking at all.

Just as we saw in 2008, the conservative base doesn’t want to hear their nominee saying that the President is a basically decent man.

Whether Mitt Romney wins or loses, the GOP needs to evolve or be doomed to minority party status.

In Rick Santorum’s brand of conservatism, no smart people need apply.

Over the weekend, Mitt Romney was sounding more like Rick Santorum than himself.

The 2012 campaign is revealing once again that many conservatives have a view of President Obama not shared by the public at large.

The President and his supporters say that Congressional Republicans will temper their rhetoric in a second Obama term. Don’t count on it.

Tom Brokaw was rushed to the hospital after feeling light-headed on “Morning Joe.”

The fallout from Todd Akin’s rape comments on Sunday has exposed a rift in the Republican Party.

We have met the enemy, and it’s most likely us.

Entirely unsurprisingly, the shooting at the Family Research Center’s office in Washington, D.C. is already being politicized.

For some reason, George Zimmerman sat down for an hour-long interview last night.

In advance of tomorrow’s ruling, some pundits on the left are displaying some very odd views on the role of the law in American politics.

Issa, Holder, and a little Madison.

None of the cable news networks did particularly well last night.

Why have so few Republicans stood up to condemn Allen West?

The George Zimmerman/Trayvon Martin case takes yet another bizarre turn.

Solutions come from understanding, not denial or political posturing

Many on the right seem unwilling to condemn clearly offensive remarks by Rush Limbaugh

There’s an entire industry that profits from exploiting political controversy and division. Why do we let them get away with it?

Getting to the heart of last night’s moment of kabuki theater.

To Republicans, even thinking about engaging in diplomacy is enough to accuse the President of appeasement.

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

R.I.P.

Conservative groups are upset because a new reality show depicts Muslim-Americans as, well, normal Americans.

Could Newt Gingrich really become the Republican nominee? Stranger things have happened.

How did Republicans get in this mess?

The Republican candidates for President have been mostly silent about foreign policy issues. That changes starting tonight.

Have Republicans been co-opted by the Big Government they claim to hate?

Why do pundits who are consistently wrong keep getting invited to be on television?

When the old rules don’t apply anymore, the system breaks down.