Outside the Beltway

It was a good day for Newt Gingrich, but will it matter in the end?

Newt Gingrich, Republican frontrunner. Four words most people never thought they’d see together.

Grover Norquist has become the target of blame for problems that are far more deep than just one man.

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How did Republicans get in this mess?

A new poll appears to show Newt Gingrich surging in New Hampshire, but there are several caveats to take into account.

My latest for The Atlantic: “Some Reasons Not to Worry About Republican Foreign Policy Craziness”

Public opinion on the Occupy movement has turned increasingly sour.

Questions have been raised about whether it is proper for Elena Kagan to hear the Affordable Care Act lawsuit.

Meet Newton Leroy Gingrich, the new “Not Romney.”

Jon Huntsman’s campaign has never really gotten off the ground. Will conservatives start taking him more seriously?

A three-way tie?

Or, perhaps, the Perry Princple?

A new poll shows a plurality of people now have an unfavorable view of the Occupy movement.

Despite the seeming odds against him, the Electoral College map is very favorable for President Obama.

Is public dissatisfaction with Obama also a cry for a conservative revolution?

Herman Cain’s promise to rely on “experts” should raise eyebrows everywhere.

What exactly does George Will want out of the GOP?

George Will reminds conservatives to look in the mirror if the prospect of a President Romney dismays them.

A righteous movement risks derailment by a handful of thugs and reprobates.

Would Republicans really be crazy enough to nominate Herman Cain?

As the season changes, the Occupy Wall Street movement seems destined to peter out.

Unnamed “sources” claim that ACORN is somehow behind Occupy Wall Street and its offshoots.

Occupy Wall Street is not motivated by envy of the rich or even animus towards banks.

A video from Occupy Dayton in which a protestor is shouting “F*ck the military, f*ck your flag, f*ck the police!” is going viral.

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

As of now, there’s no reason to believe that Mitt Romney won’t be the Republican nominee in 2012.

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor abruptly canceled a long-scheduled speech to the Wharton Business School after school officials changed the guest list.

There’s no consensus for European-style social democracy or a Randian libertarian paradise.

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

Does “Occupy Wall Street” really represent the people they claim to be speaking for?

Pondering Tea Party comparisons as well as the “does it matter?” question.

Some on the right are giving Occupy Wall Street and The 99%’ers a second look.

Like his tax plan, Herman Cain’s immigration plan is not serious.

The Occupy Wall Street movement faces obstacles its Tea Party counterpart didn’t.

Ronald Reagan’s chief economist has a radical plan for solving the housing crisis.

Rush Limbaugh, who three years ago said Mitt Romney embodied all three legs of the conservative stool today declared that Romney is not a conservative. He was right both times.

The Tea Party flame was lit by the battle over TARP, but they quickly forgot about those bailouts that supposedly upset them so much.

Herman Cain is leading Mitt Romney in two respected polls.

Rick Perry’s campaign isn’t dead by any means, but he needs to turn things around soon.

Now that he’s a top tier candidate, it’s hard to see how Herman Cain’s tax plan can withstand serious scrutiny.