Outside the Beltway

Is no one thinking about the end state?

Iran will soon have a new Supreme Leader. For now.

Oil prices are sharply up.

Apparently, not the president or his “leadership council.”

Well, it’s complicated.

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

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

What could go wrong?

Now we know why it started when it did.

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

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

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

What it is and isn’t. Some polisci basics.

More excerpts from excellent columns I’ve read.

I’m sure there’s a plan for that.

Breaking news. Big if true.

Preliminary thoughts from several columnists.

“Major combat operations” are underway.

Western intelligence services are sounding the alarm.

Will POTUS listen?

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

Apparently, masterminding an insurrection is a crime in some countries.

On his birthday, no less.

Roles have been reversed.

Of course, “policy-making” is giving more credit than is due.

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

It’s huuuuge!

Our closest ally and trading partner is balancing against us.

The question mark is for the peak, not for the cowardice.

A slow-moving disaster.

…a gift for Dear Leader.

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

Trump has something in common with Hugo Chávez.

The NYT reports about likely war crimes by US forces.

We may be closer to regime change than any point since the 1979 Revolution.

So says Denmark’s prime minister.

“When the president does it, that means that it is not illegal.”

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.

The economy sparked this particular uprising.

Where’s Congress?

Sure, Donald. Whatever you say.

Ukraine’s president is trying to negotiate a deal that Russia will surely reject.

A clash between American and European models.

(More than) 12 Tomahawks a-bombing.

A reminder the US government sent people to CECOT who were then tortured.