Outside the Beltway

The communications chairman of the Democratic Party of Sacramento County wished a horrible death on the children of Ted Cruz’ speechwriter.

The Emmys will honor Cory Monteith but not Jack Klugman or Larry Hagman. Where in that sentence you said “Who?” will tell us how old you are.

The Have A Blast Edition OTB Caption Contest^TM is now over.

My latest for The National Interest has posted.

President Obama is trying to launch a war but there’s a lot of competition for attention.

The pioneering journalist David Frost has died, aged 74 years.

The Sacramento Bee has released this remarkable video of President Gerald Ford testifying about the assassination attempt by Lynnette “Squeaky” Fromme.

As President Obama’s red line has been crossed more brazenly, he continues to sound reluctant to intervene in Syria while positioning forces to do just that.

Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn is the latest conservative to endorse the foolish idea of a Constitutional Convention.

Al Jazeera debuted its American broadcast Tuesday. Fewer Americans have access to Al Jazeera than they did Monday.

One of the iconic speeches in American history is copyrighted.

Author Elmore Leonard has died at the age of 87.

Does interest in Egypt make the same sense it did 30 years ago?

Some conservatives don’t seem too troubled by Vladimir Putin’s repression.

Surprisingly, many pundits on the left don’t seem too thrilled about the idea of a Senator Cory Booker.

While periodic, strenuous exercise is better than nothing, constant movement is much better for our health.

The president’s 2008 rival has gone from bitter foe to go-to deal broker.

Ted Cruz is either being incredibly cynical as he deludes his fellow Republicans, or he’s living in a fantasy world.

The US backed Egyptian government is massacring supporters of the ousted democratically elected government.

ABC News selectively edited their interview with Juror B29 to give a false impression of what she said.

New Jersey’s highest court gets it right.

Three years after joining The New York Times, Nate Silver is jumping ship to Disney’s ESPN and ABC.

Would your cable bill be cheaper if you could just subscribe to the channels you wanted to watch?

Some thoughts on a decade old video in which Samantha Power speculates on actions to take against an unfolding genocide.

Low voter priorities and the natural tendency of the media to move on to the next big story meant that gun control was not going to be a top political issue for long.

The Oval Office Address, once a common tool of the Presidency, has been in declining use of late.

The jury likely got it right. That doesn’t mean George Zimmerman didn’t kill Trayvon Martin or that Martin deserved to die.