Outside the Beltway

A Federal Court in New York City is set to hear argument tomorrow in a case that essentially argues that a large swath of Federal laws regarding marijuana are unconstitutional.

One of the main objections that many on the right seem to have to proposals to legalize DACA beneficiaries and other illegal immigrants is the idea that they could eventually become citizens. There’s no good reason they shouldn’t be able to do so.

Do yourself a favor and skip the State Of The Union Address tonight. You won’t be missing anything important.

With the Administration set to commit the United States to a forever war in Syria, it’s time for Congress to act.

Two Republicans spoke out today against the President’s war on the news media, but don’t expect their colleagues to follow suit.

Donald Trump is continuing to up the ante in his rhetorical war against one of America’s most fundamental freedoms.

Donald Trump gave a campaign-style speech in Phoenix last night and reminded us of everything that’s wrong with him.

Solace emboldens and helps to mainstream.

President Trump once again revealed his true self at a press conference yesterday.

It’s time to stop honoring the symbols of a nation of racist traitors.

Authorities are being second-guessed over their handling of Saturday’s protests. Virginia gun laws are the more obvious problem.

Hatred and violence in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Donald Trump has been President for nearly four months, but has yet to name Ambassadorial picks for many slots including several important posts.

There are two sides in this war between Trump and the media, but only one of them is the right side.

While vigilance is called for, America will survive Donald Trump just as it has survived everything else we’ve faced since the nation’s founding.

Wherein a law professor makes the absurd argument that the Electoral College, which exists pursuant to the Constitution, is unconstitutional.

Democracy produces good rulers, right?  Sometimes.  What good democracies actually produce best is good losers. Let us then be grateful for gracious losers, for our losers no less than our winners carry forward the American experiment in self-rule.  

Mike Pence’s night at the theater included a message from the cast. Good for them.

Despite resentments, power will transition peacefully from President Obama to President Trump. We should be thankful for that rather than protesting it.

Republicans seem to be thinking that Hillary Clinton will be an easier General Election candidate than the evidence suggests she is likely to be.

Hillary Clinton continues to look more inevitable by the day, but Joe Biden doesn’t want to go away just yet.

The Obama Administration took some fire yesterday for recent Ambassadorial Appointments, but the President’s record has been consistent with those of his recent predecessors.

Some on the right are suggesting that Congress retaliate against the President’s executive action on immigration by refusing to invite him to give the State Of The Union Address.

A once rising GOP star hits bottom.

Back to the Ten Commandments and Alabama politics.

Rather than being a bad thing, negative campaigning is an essential part of our political system.

Could a transcription error be changing our understanding of America’s founding document?

Next term, the Supreme Court will try to decide when online speech crosses the line and becomes a criminal threat.

The line “don’t know much about history” comes to mind.

Crony capitalism in The Sooner State.

Politics, media, and the attention span of the average American haven’t really changed as much as we think.

Another victory for marriage equality. This time from the state that gave us the Supreme Court’s landmark decision on interracial marriage.

Gizmodo’s Brian Barrett explains “Why the South Fell Apart in the Snow.”

Tonight, the American political system stops to engage in the biggest waste of time ever invented.

Vladimir Putin seems to be getting a lot of love from cultural conservatives in the United States.

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

The news that Obama aides discussed a change to the 2012 ticket is part of the latest Halperin/Heilemann campaign history.

Presidents have gotten away with ignoring Congress when it comes to foreign military adventures for a very long time.

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

President Obama has appointed a lot of donor’s and supporters to plumb Ambassadorial slots. That’s not at all unusual.

A song written when Grover Cleveland was President is still protected by Copyright Law. That makes no sense at all.

Are civil liberties once again at risk in the wake of the bombing attack in Boston?

Because sometimes poorly contructed observations can set a fellow to writing.

The American people no longer seem to care if their political leaders are divorced.

It’s time to end this absurd annual spectacle.