Outside the Beltway

Do we ask too much of our leaders?

The Hagel confirmation, like Obama’s election, was big news to some avid news consumers.

The Chinese are hacking Washington institutions to unearth the secret plan under which the town operates.

The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether limits on contributions to political candidates is Constitutional.

Senator Ted Cruz has alienated his colleagues in record time.

How he went from Juicebox Mafia member to the most important young journalist in DC.

A positive political climate for immigration reform.

Conservatives complaining about biased coverage from the liberal media should instead look in the mirror.

Is America’s focus on defense weakening the country?

Since 1877, it has been illegal for unmarried Virginia couples to cohabitate. That may soon change.

Based on the polls, the odds of some changes to America’s gun control laws will become law. It’s unlikely they’ll accomplish anything, though.

David Gregory committed a technical violation of DC’s gun law to make a point on a national news show. Conservative gun control opponents are angry.

Would a formal guarantee of Israel’s security deter Iran from whatever nuclear weapons development program it has?

For the New Year, how about challenging your ideas just a little bit?

The Tea Party guys had a bad year.

General H. Norman Schwarzkopf, commander during Operation Desert Storm, has died at the age of 78.

Norm Ornstein may have written the sillest op-ed of 2012.

The GOP’s image problems continue

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.

While no official announcements have been made, President Obama’s second term national security team appears to be taking shape.

Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates is bemused that the generals who worked for him lived more lavish lifestyles than he did.

Dick Armey has resigned as chairman of Tea Party group FreedomWorks over unspecified principles.

US military drones are crashing at civilian airports around the world.

Republicans need to realize that they are at a disadvantage in the upcoming negotiations regarding the Fiscal Cliff.

Mitt Romney wasn’t a perfect candidate, but he was much better than most of the 2012 Republican field.

Many conservatives are living inside of a media bubble and they’ll continue to have problems until the consciously decide to break out of it.

The impact of outside spending on the election turned out to be far less consequential than many had feared.

Tthere’s enough bad punditry going around that there’s no need to invent cases to expose.

The bromance between President Obama and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has now become a love triangle with the addition of Bruce Springsteen.

Republicans already seem to be blaming Hurricane Sandy in the event Mitt Romney loses.