Outside the Beltway

Newly released documents reveal that Henry Kissinger wanted to attack Cuba in the mid-1970s.

For the first time, someone has been diagnosed with Ebola in the United States.

Trending on Twitter this morning is a collection of infographics compiled by Ezra Klein under the heading “22 maps and charts that will surprise you.”

While the world pays attention to Syria and Iraq, Yemen is once against lurching into chaos.

End game? Or the potential spark of a wider war?

Some words from the past, apparently uttered mere hours before the world changed forever.

Republicans are dismissing talk of impeachment as a Democratic fundraising ploy, but it may be they are protesting just a bit too much.

Health experts are saying we could basically eliminate AIDS, or at least bring it under control, in fifteen years if we do the right things.

A piece at Foreign Policy provides a chance to give some thought to institutions.

The First World War played an intriguing role in the birth of the radical Islam we are dealing with today.

The justice system works, there’s no need to scrap it.

Ahmed Abu Kattalah, the alleged ringleader of the September 2012 attack in Benghazi, has been arrested.

Twenty-five years after his seminal “End of History” article, Francis Fukuyama reflects on its legacy.

Some old fashioned political arm twisting has up-ended the apple cart in Richmond.

There’s little evidence for the conservative contention that the President has damaged America’s position in the world.

More problems for the planned 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

In her upcoming book, Hillary Clinton strikes a defiant tone against conservative’s continued interest in the Benghazi attack.

Once again, President Obama’s attempt to communicate a foreign policy vision falls short.

Some odd developments in Nigeria

The search for more than 200 missing Nigerian schoolgirls is not going well, and part of the blame lies with the Nigerian government.

Hubris.

Not every tragedy can be resolved with a military response.

If Hillary Clinton runs for President, questions surrounding the Benghazi attack will continue to dog her.

A prime example of the failure of the “infotainment” industry that American news media has turned into.

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney’s choices in home decor raise an interesting question.

In retrospect, and in comparison with other recent Presidents, George Herbert Walker Bush’s four years in office were pretty darn good.

Could economic chaos bring Egyptians back out into the streets?

Most Americans now see America’s decade of war as a failure.

Two experts debate the topic, demonstrating how little we really know.

Former Utah governor and ambassador to China Jon Huntsman succeeds Chuck Hagel.