Outside the Beltway

Some have argued that there is an historical bias against political parties holding on to the White House for more than two terms. As with most commonly held ideas, that simply isn’t true.

There is a good possibility that Darren Wilson could be acquitted in the shooting of Michael Brown.. Are the protesters ready to accept that reality?

The United States is, in fact, doing the exact opposite.

There’s a new round of allegations about American spying on Germany.

Is ISIS about to make the situation in the Levant even worse?

Once again, Republicans are attacking someone for doing a job the Bill of Rights itself makes necessary and important.

Hubris.

Open mouth, insert foot.

Not only does the headline-making rancher have unique views on the nature of both grazing fees and the federal government, he has some positively retro (to use a kind word) views on race.

Wonkblog’s founder is leaving the Washington Post to start a new media outlet of his own.

In case you needed a further reason to dismiss Jerome Corsi (and some general thoughts on what Corsi represents).

The New York Times Benghazi report raises as many questions as it purports to answer.

The danger of saying stupid things online apparently has not sunk in with some people.

Thanks largely to France, this weekend’s efforts to reach an interim deal on Iran’s nuclear program fell apart.

Signs of some progress in the talks over Iran’s nuclear weapons program.

Jofi Joseph was unmasked as the obnoxious @NatSecWonk and fired by the White House.

Eleanor Clift reflects on her “final issue after 50 years at Newsweek.”

I have for months taken it as a given that she went on five Sunday morning talk shows and lied about what happened there. Did she?

Apparently, some people don’t want to let the facts get in the way of a good conspiracy theory.

At nearly $4 million for a 30 second spot, advertising on the Super Bowl is a bargain.

Really, more evidence he should be ignored in general.

The world’s most prolific blogger is leaving corporate media and opening the tip jar.

Newsweek is joining US News in getting out of the printed magazine business, leaving Time as the last old American newsweekly standing.

The official narrative on the Benghazi consulate attack has changed again.

Barack Obama attended Martha Raddatz’ wedding. Now, she’s moderating the VP debate. Conspiracy!

The Administration’s decision to stick with the meme that the Benghazi attack was about a movie becomes more puzzling.

The Administration’s narrative regarding the attack that resulted in the death of Ambassador Christopher Stevens no longer holds water.

The GOP still hasn’t dealt with the legacy of George W. Bush.

The quadrennial political conventions have become, long, boring, tedious, and largely predetermined. It’s time to shake things up by making them a lot shorter.

Is the Romney camp snubbing Sarah Palin?

The Republican strategy on health care in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision needs some tweaking.

Political disagreements about war are no reason to dismiss the sacrifices of those who have died for our country.

A blog post lampooning black studies dissertations got a writer fired, setting off a controversy over the limits of free speech.

What seemed like a diplomatic success has begun to unravel very quickly.

The major you choose in college will have an impact on your future.

David Frum begins a withering review for The Daily Beast, “Charles Murray’s Coming Apart: The State of White America, 1960-2010 is an important book that will have large influence. It is unfortunately not a good book.”

Herman Cain will announce his future campaign plans this afternoon but, in some sense, it doesn’t matter what he decides to do.