Outside the Beltway

How to translate understandable frustration at injustice into tangible reform?

A stroll down memory lane.

Are those who die in our wars more deserving than those who die in our stores?

A hero of the Afghan War has succumbed to cancer, aged 41.

The founder of Small Wars Journal passed Saturday.

We’re passing grim milestones on a daily basis.

As if the country needed more turmoil.

It’s not clear what has been achieved.

A book out today makes an odd case.

The 2016 frontrunners at this stage won their nominations easily. But that’s often not the case.

If your case needs a 9/11 boost, perhaps your case is weak.

Thursday night’s Democratic debate drew the lowest numbers of any of this season’s debates.

A new report details the extent to which the eighteen-year Afghanistan War has been marked by mistakes, and lies by the government to cover-up the fact that we went to war without a clear understanding of what we were doing.

After arguing for a month about an “unfair” impeachment process, the WHite House is saying ‘no thanks’ to an invitation to participate in the next round of impeachment hearings.

Donald Trump’s pardons of soldiers convicted of war crimes sends the wrong message to the military, to our allies, and to the world.

The Secretary of the Navy was abruptly dismissed late yesterday in a dispute over the a case involving a SEAL accused of war crimes.

Against the advice of his top military advisers, President Trump has cleared three American soldiers of war crimes, sending a horrible signal to the world and to the troops in the field.

Suicide has become a bigger threat to members of the military and veterans than combat. That needs to change.

With Pete Buttigieg rising in the polls, but underperforming among African-Americans, some are wondering if his sexual orientation is holding him back.

If President Trump expected to get a political bump from the death of the leader of ISIS, he is most likely going to be disappointed.

There’s apparently big news in the fight against ISIS.

President Trump’s sudden decision to withdraw troops from Syria isn’t receiving much public support.

ISIS is quickly taking advantage of the abrupt American withdrawal from northern Syria.

So far at least, Elizabeth Warren is not doing a good job of articulating her foreign policy positions. That needs to change if she’s going to be a serious candidate.

Trump threatens civil war if he’s removed from office.

Eighteen years after it started, the American public seems to be mostly ignoring the war in Afghanistan. But that isn’t an excuse for not bringing it to an end.

It’s still early in the election cycle but there’s plenty for the President to worry about.

Well that didn’t take long.

President Trump has named his fourth National Security Adviser in less than three years.

The top ten candidates in the race for the Democratic nomination clashed last night in a debate that made clear the different ideological directions that this race is pulling their party.

John Bolton was not a good National Security Adviser, but the real problem with Trump Administration foreign policy comes from the man at the top.

Eighteen years after the September 11th attacks, it’s becoming harder to remember what the world used to be like.

President Trump took to Twitter late this morning to fire his third National Security Adviser.

The Trump Administration from projects to build on-base schools and daycare facilities to spend on his border wall.

President Trump announced late yesterday that he had called off secret meetings with the Taliban. The fact that they were even going to happen reveals yet again what’s wrong with his foreign policy.

Thanks for nothing, Republicans.

Massachusetts Congressman Seth Moulton is ending a Presidential bid that few people were paying attention to.

After urging from President Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has barred two Muslim-American Congressmen from visiting Israel. It is a foolish and outrageous decision.

The Federal Budget Deficit rose 27% in July, putting it on course for the $1 trillion by the end of September.

Mark Esper has been confirmed and sworn in as the next Secretary of Defense, ending a period of nearly 100 days during which the Pentagon was headed by a succession of Acting Secretaries.

President Trump and the Congressional leadership have reached agreement on a multi-year budget deal that that busts through all remaining controls on spending.

An Army appellate court has rejected an appeal filed by Bowe Bergdahl that argued that the President’s attacks on him while a candidate unfairly influenced his court martial.

Just over nine years after retiring from the Supreme Court, former Associate Justice John Paul Stevens has passed away at the age of 99.

The Federal Budget Deficit passed the $700 Billion mark with three months still to go in the Fiscal Year.

Can the commander-in-chief’s tweets be unlawful command influence?

The Pentagon has been headed by Acting Secretaries for an unprecedented period. Does it really matter?

Former Congressman Joe Sestak is the 24th Democrat to enter the race for President.

As Conservative MP’s continue winnowing down the list of candidates for party leader, Boris Johnson remains the overwhelming leader. However, a surprise challenger may be on his heels.

An idea that’s both long overdue and problematic.

South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg laid out his foreign policy platform in a speech this week. It’s certainly an improvement over the current President.