Outside the Beltway

Second thoughts about the Iraq War

The CIA will soon be storing our nation’s most sensitive information with a private company.

A tendency to expand objectives mid-fight has seen America fail in its last four major wars.

Chuck Hagel has cemented his legacy as the greatest Secretary of Defense ever.

Rand Paul’s filibuster has made him a darling among conservatives but it may not last.

Rand Paul’s questions about the nation’s drone war were only the beginning.

Rand Paul’s filibuster is one that all American’s should thank him for that.

Mr. Paul Goes To Washington.

Congress is banding together on a bipartisan basis to fight the greatest problem facing the country: the precedence of the Distinguished Warfare Medal above the Bronze Star.

My latest for The National Interest, “Was Afghanistan Worth It?” takes issue with the Marine commandant’s assessment of that question.

The Obama White House is not ruling out targeted strikes against Americans inside American territory.

Reminding government employees that they are employees of the government is suddenly controversial.

Walter Russell Mead presents his sitrep of the War on Terror.

The regime we fought for in Iraq is now aiding the regime we’re fighting against (at least by proxy) in Syria.

Do we ask too much of our leaders?

Bradley Manning has pleaded guilty to 10 charges stemming from turning classified documents over to WikiLeaks.

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

George Will declares solitary confinement tantamount to torture.

Here we go again.

For the moment, Republicans appear to be blocking Chuck Hagel’s nomination to be Secretary of Defense but they don’t seem to know why they’re doing it.

The smear campaign against defense secretary nominee Chuck Hagel has taken a bizarre turn.

It’s easier for your government to kill you than strip you of your citizenship.

Chuck Hagel will be confirmed, but the campaign against him tells us much about the current state of Republican foreign policy

Tim Kane continues his campaign against the US military’s antiquated personnel system.

The Obama Administration has given us a peek at its legal arguments for targeted killings and they are troubling to say the least.