Outside the Beltway

Associate Justice Antonin Scalia has died at the age of 79.

The Supreme Court has agreed to review the legal basis for the conviction of former Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell on public corruption charges.

Paradoxically, the children of affluent parents are less happy than those of the poor.

Rolling Stone faces yet another legal headache over last year’s story about a campus rape that never took place.

It was a close vote, but Virginia’s Republican leaders did the smart thing yesterday in picking a primary over a convention in 2016.

The first of what is likely to be many defamation suits related to Rolling Stone’s discredited campus rape story has been filed.

Ben Carson will be entering the race for President next month, but don’t pretend for a minute that he’s a serious candidate.

A bill pending in Louisiana seems likely to become the next national focus in the debate between marriage equality and claims of ‘religious freedom.’

A review of Rolling Stone’s now discredited report of a sexual assault at the University of Virginia reveals a shocking failure of journalistic ethics.

An utter journalistic failure from Rolling Stone.

Reports from the Justice Department seem to be laying the groundwork for more disappointment for those hoping for charges against Officer Darren Wilson.

Their places are being filled by students who pay higher tuition rates.

Could Alison Lundergran Grimes be surging? Maybe, but we’ll need more evidence to be sure.

Dispelling a rising myth,

Republican leaders continue to say stupid things. They may still retake the Senate in November.

Most peer-reviewed research is crap.

The race for Virginia Governor turned out to be much closer than many predicted, but that should not be a surprise.

The economics of higher education is increasing the gap between rich and poor.

Rahm Emanuel is reportedly considering a 2016 presidential run. It’s a thin report.

The Supreme Court seems likely to severely limit the use of race-based preferences at public universities

Mitt Romney still has problems with Southern whites that could pose problems for him in states like Virginia and North Carolina.

UVA says a presidential visit isn’t worth the hassle or expense. They’re right.

While you might think of Yale as an elite school, it’s business school is ranked 21st–below Michigan State’s.

While it upheld the Affordable Care Act today, the Supreme Court also placed some clear limits on Congressional power. That’s a good thing.

The Oval Office is nothing like a corporate boardroom.

Elizabeth Warren’s Senate campaign stumbled badly this week.

A man who has three degrees from three public universities considers the President of the United States a “snob.”

In a 24/7 media climate, there is no single presidential thought that isn’t endlessly aired and debated.

A far-reaching decision from the Supreme Court protecting religious liberty.

Watching last night’s debate, you would have been surprised to learn that Mitt Romney has any real opponents in the Republican race.

Those of us who obsess over politics and policy on a daily basis in no way represent the typical voter.

Ohio voters overwhelmingly rejected a Republican law restricting the collective bargaining rights of public employees–and also rebuked the health insurance mandate central to ObamaCare.

Can someone who doesn’t look like a GQ model make it in politics anymore?

The latest push for laws against bullying is another example of the Nanny State rum amok.

The desire to shield children from controversy has led another school district to ban a classic novel.

Catholic University president John Garvey explains “Why We’re Going Back to Single-Sex Dorms.”

Would it be unconstitutional for Congress to extend Mueller’s term?

Wall Street says raise the debt ceiling. The Tea Party says no. What will the GOP do?

While elite schools confer many advantages on their graduates, they also wall them off from normal people and create an entitled, out-of-touch elite.