Outside the Beltway

There is no evidence that the Capital Punishment works.

There are a number of problems with the notion that the Federalist Papers provide a perfect guide to the Constitution.

If we taught the Federalist Papers more rigorously would that lead to a shared view of the constitution?

Seven of the top ten and fifteen of the top twenty universities on the planet are American.

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

Aaron Swartz has been arrested for downloading too many academic journal articles.

Contrary to myth, the college classroom is a rapidly evolving place.

The so-called “14th Amendment option” to fix the debt ceiling crisis is really just a prescription for an even more powerful Presidency.

Mitch Daniels says that the GOP needs to get beyond its obsession with social issues if it’s going to survive. He’s right.

Neither side is covering themselves in glory in the battle over the Badger State budget.

A new poll finds that Republican policies on immigration are chasing Latino voters straight into the arms of the Democratic Party.

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’s wife Virginia is under scrutiny ? Why ? Because she has a job.

Both the Constitution and the Federalist Papers, impressive as they are, must be understood in terms of not just applied political philosophy, but practical politics as well.

Sarah Palin’s decision to jump to the defense of “Doctor” Laura Schlessinger has many Republicans confused as to what her plans for the future are.