Outside the Beltway

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.

The firing of legendary Penn State football coach Joe Paterno led to a full-blown riot by outraged students.

Two-term New Mexico governor finally gets to share the stage with Herman Cain.

More pay for play at the White House?

How much of an American can you be if you are willing to wreck the economy for political gain.

The biggest news story of the past six weeks was something completely trivial.

Can one effectively run for the presidency if one’s spouse doesn’t want to be in the spotlight?

A handful of young male bloggers have launched themselves to the head of the line, leapfrogging those who’ve spent years playing the game by the old rules.juice

While the prestige outlets of the halcyon days of the last millennium still hold some cachet for those of us old enough to remember that era, they mean next to nothing on the Web.

Internal memos reveal that Fox News spins the news in ways that favor conservative Republicans. Is that really news?

Tina Brown has confirmed the merger of the venerable Newsweek and the upstart Daily Beast.

It is impossible to read Dirty, Sexy Politics and come away with the impression that you have read anything other than the completely unedited ramblings of an idiot.

Dave Weigel lands on his feet as a contributor for MSNBC.