Outside the Beltway

Sober lessons from Israel.

What to call non-crazies who aren’t Democrats?

After giving a softball interview, he apparently expected one in return.

The elite consensus that free trade would bring them around is gone.

Prices are coming down but they’re way higher than they were.

New evidence gets us a wee bit closer to a smoking gun.

It was far more compelling than expected.

The Biden Administration is constantly bragging about its actions against Russia. Is that wise?

Bargaining continues amidst poisoning and mass killing.

Former President Trump routinely broke the law with respect to protecting public records.

Is the past still the past?

John Cole’s blog is older than dirt.

It’s always a good idea to reread a text before referencing it, especially if you’re a history Ph.D. like Newt Gingrich

There are no good options, only bad and worse ones.

Our brains are wired to seek approval but may not be equipped to handle our modern existence.

A review and an invitation to discuss.

As expected, the Congress has overridden his veto of the NDAA.

The lies aren’t working anymore.

Sigh.

Media bias is real, but it isn’t what many claim it to be.

The President is issuing dangerous statements.

Dan Drezner makes an interesting comparison.

The President tweeted, “We cannot let the cure be worse than the problem itself.”

Too many people still don’t understand the idea behind ‘flattening the curve.’ That includes our President.

We may be seeing the beginning of the end.

Unprecedented spending since leaving City Hall has put him in a unique position.

President Trump has a huge decision to make.

One of the giants of the progressive blogosphere is going away.

Is the left unwittingly fueling a reactionary moment?

Trump opened his mouth and, once again, racist bilge came spewing out.

Most of us define ourselves largely through our jobs. That’s increasingly a problem.

The Toddler-in-Chief has issued an ultimatum.

The President of the United States and the most-talked-about freshman Representative in ages could not be more different.

The Saudis have been awful for generations. Why this?

Rather than cauterizing an open wound, she’s fanned the fuels of a fire.

At a minimum, Trump is betraying his oath of office. That is one hell of a minimum.

Does the administration know what it is doing?

The new Secretary of State is an improvement over the worst Secretary of State in history.

Dan Drezner notes some challenges on this topic, and I add some of my own thoughts.

A blog post and resulting Twitter exchange point to a larger problem in our political dialog.

Next up: Pompeo

As with so many things, the President is demonstrating that he really doesn’t know what he is doing.

Distinguishing between anti-elite populism and coded anti-Semitism is next to impossible.

The host of a weekend show on MSNBC is angry that the network wants her to talk about the presidential race.

Thinking back to about this time in 2011.

The “open and free” Internet is an ideal type, not a myth.

My latest for RealClearDefense: “Senator Walsh’s Unrepresentative Black Mark on Professional Military Education”