Outside the Beltway

Dear Leader says so.

Plus: the Strait of Hormuz.

Plans are worthless, but planning is everything.

Lethality.

An update from the Commander-in-Chief.

Is no one thinking about the end state?

Oil prices are sharply up.

Memes, movies, TV shows, and actual war. One of these things is not like the other.

They have a right to do anything we can’t stop them from doing.

Or, why having simpletons in charge is a bad idea.

Are our columnists learning? (I think you know the answer).

The peace president in action.

The nature of war does not change; only its character.

Shooting down cheap drones with expensive missiles is problematic in more ways than one.

Usually president care what the public thinks, especially at times of major military action. Not this time.

Trump’s love of the unilateral is on display with serious consequences.

“Major combat operations” are underway.

Will POTUS listen?

You’re going to be finding out over the next, maybe, 10 days. 10 to 15 days, pretty much, maximum.

An absurd matter has come to its rightful conclusion.

Some criminologists have identified a new trend.

Other schools are likely to follow.

We are not being governed by smart people.

The long-awaited document is less disruptive than it appears on the surface.

A slow-moving disaster.

Just harness Senator Mullin’s views on regime change in Iran.

The NYT reports about likely war crimes by US forces.

The quest for the elusive Peace Prize continues.

An actual move to acquire Greenland by force or coercion would be a massive line for the Trump administration to cross.

So says Denmark’s prime minister.

An oft-misunderstood legal principle.

Clowns on display.

And what application does it have to Venezuela in 2026?

In case you missed it.

“People are being designated” dontcha know.

We’ve seen this movie before.

A bold proclamation.

Where’s Congress?

Sure, Donald. Whatever you say.

(More than) 12 Tomahawks a-bombing.

Debates about whether Trump is strong or weak often ignore the fundamental fact that he has power.

The biggest reform in generations is being proposed.

Tough guys actions don’t solve massive problems.

Who needs evidence and due process when “bad guys” are involved.

With a heavy dose of Christian nationalism.

Come for the shots fired at the cabinet, stay for the weird digression.

Thinking about the intellectual foundations of contemporary immigration policy.

A clear violation of the laws of war. But do they apply?

A childhood friend claims he had PTSD from his actions.