Outside the Beltway

States are considering laws that would require candidates for President to release their tax returns, but such laws are probably unconstitutional.

Congressional term limits are a good idea, but they are only a partial solution at best and may not be the best solution to the problems facing our political system.

In what seems like a replay of the primary battle between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders, some top Democratic Party leadership positions may be in jeopardy.

Republican Matt Bevin picked up what comes as a surprise win to many observers, and that sets up a big fight over what had been a PPACA program that the White House has touted.

Public opinion on the Supreme Court has declined significantly, largely because Republicans don’t like the Supreme Court very much right now.

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal enters the Presidential race today, but it’s hard to see how he even manages to become a plausible candidate.

FIFA’s President surprised everyone today by resigning, but he’s likely to stay in power for as long as another ten months.

Two Duke University academics make an incredibly weak, ultimately unpersuasive, argument in favor of eliminating midterm elections by changing the length of Congressional terms.

Politicians on both sides of the aisle like to tell people they’re just “average Americans,” but they’re lying and the American people seem to have figured out that they’re lying.

In many states, there aren’t really any races at all this year even if both parties have candidates on the ballot.

An idea whose time has come? Not really.

The sixth year of a presidency leads to some predictable commentary (and some comparative notes).

Debbie Dingell is set to continue an 80 year legacy of Dingells occupying the same seat in the House of Representatives. That’s not a good thing.

The Preaching To The Choir Edition OTB Caption Contest^TM is now over.

A third term for any of these guys? Don’t count on it.

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

As of today, John Dingell has been a Member of Congress for 20,997 days, a new record. That’s not something to celebrate.

Ed Koch, former mayor of New York City and one of America’s most colorful politicians, has died at 88.

The most idiotic labor dispute in sports history appears to have ended.

Joe Lieberman has had a change of heart on term limits: He’s now for them.

The old have most of the money and power in our society, a trend that is accelerating.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg had some advice on Constitution drafting for Egyptians

Jon Huntsman has gambled everything on New Hampshire. It probably won’t pay off.

Except, of course, the parts he doesn’t like.

I’ll be liveblogging tonight’s Republican national security debate over at RealClearWorld along with a solid team of foreign policy analyst

Rick Perry isn’t as radical as some on the left are saying, but that doesn’t mean he’s any good.

In the book he released last year , Rick Perry advocated far reaching changes to the Constitution.

Arizona’s so-called “Birther Bill” seems to violate several provisions of the Federal Constitution.

The Constitutional Reform Commitee has finished its work and will report its recommendations to the military.

An obscure Arizona law has raised questions over whether Congressman Gabrielle Giffords could lose her seat if she is disabled for an extended period.

Incoming House Majority Leader Eric Cantor is speaking positively about an Amendment that would drastically alter the relationship between the Federal Government and the states, and a method of ratifying it that could do serious damage to the Constitution as a whole.

Some Republicans in Congress are worried they won’t be able to control the future Congressmen and Senators that the Tea Party might be sending to Washington.

The White House is making some very odd political choices in its response to the Arizona immigration law.

A new poll shows that Americans have some odd ideas about the Constitution, and how to change it.