Outside the Beltway

On Sunday, it’s the Day Of Four Popes.

Have gubernatorial elections become more nationalized?

If something is going to be done about an out of control National Security State, it’ll be because the American people demand it.

Nobody gets the airplane they wanted but at least they’re paying more for the one they’re getting.

Some on the American right have a very odd view of both Nelson Mandela and the Apartheid regime he fought against.

The most important leader to come out of Africa in the 20th Century, and perhaps in all of history, has died.

Guess what’s coming to the dinner table.

Don’t blame Dallas, or 60s era Texas conservatism, for what happened in Dallas 50 years ago,

The Employment Non-Discrimination Act passed the Senate yesterday but it’s unlikely to go much further.

A case out of New Mexico presents an interesting collision of First Amendment rights and anti-discrimination values.

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

The high cost of raising children is making it difficult for many Americans to have multiple children.

The military’s finance and accounting system has been dysfunctional for decades and is getting worse.

Military coups used to be far more common than they are today.

The government may soon stop making you turn off your iPad for no apparent reason.

Jean Stapleton, an accomplished stage and screen actress who achieved entertainment immortality playing opposite Carroll O’Connor as Archie Bunker’s long-suffering wife Edith, has died at the age of 90:

Apparently, today’s youth no longer know how to have good sex on account of they’re having too much sex.

Mal Moore, who was part of ten football championships at Alabama, has died at 73.

The Iraq War did significant damage to the legacy of the Republican Party.

In a bold move, the Census Bureau has removed “Negro” from its racial categories.

John Karlin, an industrial psychologist for Bell Labs that you’ve probably never heard of, has died aged 94.

Really, more evidence he should be ignored in general.

Congress is historically polarized.

Sharing some thoughts and soliciting feedback on what the 2nd amendment means.

Robert Bork, the controversial jurist whose failed Supreme Court bid ushered in a new climate in American politics, has died at 85.

Obsessive media coverage makes us believe mass shootings are far more common than they actually are.

Alex Karras has died after a long illness. He was 77.

Afghanistan was a much different place half a century ago.

So, it’s been a quarter of a century since “Star Trek: The Next Generation” made its debut. As if I didn’t feel old already.

Sacrificing our principles in the face of mob violence is never a good idea.

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

Think the auto bailout was a success? Think again.

An object lesson in bureaucracy and the reason why infrastructure projects aren’t as easy to complete as some think.

Examining a history that might have been.

Doug Saunders makes the counterintuitive claim that things are better for Britons than ever.

In a stunning reversal of policy, DOD is allowing soldiers to march in a gay pride parade in uniform.