Outside the Beltway

Newt Gingrich’s comments about Palestinian nationhood came up during last night’s debate.

Once again, Newt Gingrich speaks without thinking.

Just a reminder: Turkey is a NATO ally.

There’s a little historical revisionism going on on the right.

The protesters have returned to Tahrir Square, and so has the violence.

Herman Cain has either doubled down on his foreign policy ignorance or proven himself a man of great nuance.

We’re running out of excuses.

The Secretary of Defense has some words of warning for those advocating military action against Iran.

Obama to Sarkozy on Netanyahu: “You’re sick of him — but I have to deal with him every day!”

Let’s compare Iraq and Iran.

An attack against Iran’s nuclear weapons research facility won’t be an easy thing.

It’s time for another round of speculation about Iran and its nuclear program.

The post-Gaddafi era has been made permanent. What comes next?

What’s the logic behind Iran’s alleged plot to commit terrorist attacks inside the United States?

The Justice Department claims to have disrupted a major Iranian-backed terrorist attack in the United States.

You think you’ve got it bad at work? Meet Trudy Nycole Anderson.

Congressman Frank Wolf (R-VA) took to the floor yesterday to lambaste Grover Norquist and his influence over the GOP.

In an interview, President Obama says that Americans are worse off than they were four years ago.

A major backer of Republican and Libertarian causes is under fire.

We may have entered a new and dangerous phase of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

President Obama explained his position on the Palestinian statehood resolution today, but one wonders if anyone listened.

Rick Perry’s speech criticizing the President’s policies in the Middle East raised more questions than it answered.

Yes, Barack Obama is running for a second term.

Foolishly, the Palestinians are going forward with their effort to get Palestinian statehood recognized by the United Nations.

For a peace envoy, Blair has some nonpeaceful ideas.

The Western fetish for turning cheap, efficient food into expensive, inefficient fuel is threatening the food supply–as is the European superstition against genetically modified foods.

What are the contours of “mainstream” religious thought in today’s America?