Outside the Beltway

A roundup of reflection on a somber anniversary.

Shockingly, they’re not remotely equivalent.

A possible murder plot in Colombia embedded into a problematic multi-decade narrative.

The first modern stand-up comedian has died at 94.

The 16th time may be the charm for Robert Kennedy’s killer.

Could this be the straw that broke the camel’s back?

It is really so hard to understand that you don’t go on vacation during a massive disaster?

Mitch McConnell is testing out his spine again.

The iconoclastic journalist is out at the publication he founded.

The world’s worst COVID manager is now the world’s worst COVID patient.

The Natanz fuel enrichment site has been seriously damaged.

As scary as the Cold War was, it did reduce the silliness in American politics.

The Administration has done nothing about intelligence reports of a grave escalation from Moscow.

If the goal is to change politics, not just vent frustration, messaging is important.

Outside agitators, including white supremacist groups, are shaping public perception of the George Floyd protests.

The President’s unhinged Twitter rants have drawn a rebuke from an unlikely source.

A proportional response.

The real scandal isn’t the price tag but the beneficiary.

The chief diplomat of the United States isn’t very diplomatic (nor informative).

A legendary newsman has passed.

Claims by the President and Defense Department about the Iranian response to the Soleimani raid were untrue.

President Trump is making ridiculous threats against the regime in Iraq that are likely to draw it closer to Iran.

President Trump’s threat to attack Iranian cultural sites would most likely constitute a war crime if he actually carried it out.

In response to the American assassination of a top General, Iran has announced the end of yet more restrictions imposed by the 2015 nuclear deal.

The assassination of a top Iranian official on a visit to Baghdad is having the expected negative impact on our relationship with Iraq and the fight against ISIS.

An American drone strike has taken out the head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, a move likely to significantly increase tensions across the Middle East.

Five men have been sentenced to die by a Saudi Arabian court for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, but the parties who are really responsible are getting off scot-free.

Ted Cruz is the latest Republican Senator to repeat discredited Kremlin-backed conspiracy theories about Ukrainian interference in the 2016 election.

ISIS is quickly taking advantage of the abrupt American withdrawal from northern Syria.

New testimony from a former Trump adviser details how Rudy Giuliani was able to hijek American foreign policy.

This year’s Nobel Peace Prize Laureate comes from a part of the world that most people almost never think about.

Anchoring of CBS Evening News is not what it used to be.

President Trump says that he would not spy on a rival regime like North Korea, once again making one wonder where his loyalties lie.

Thirty years ago, when the veterans of D-Day were still relatively young and still largely with us, President Reagan delivered one of the finest speeches of his Presidency.

One opinion writer says that Senator Kamala Harris should be disqualified as a Democratic candidate because she owns a handgun.

The former #2 official at the FBI is trying to sell a book.

Former Astronaut Mark Kelly, the husband of Gabby Giffords, is running for Senate in Arizona against Martha McSally.

Hawaii Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard is the latest Democrat to throw their hat into the Presidential ring.

In a small, but meaningful, step, the Senate has rebuked the Administration’s policies toward the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

George H.W. Bush,, who served his nation as a warrior, Congressman, Ambassador, Vice-President, and President, has died at the age of 94.

The C.I.A. has apparently concluded that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the murder of Jamal Khashoggi. What will the Trump Administration do about this?

The Party of Donald Trump has left no sane choice but to vote straight Democrat.

The investigation of the murder of Jamal Khashoggi is inching closer to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, but it seems unlikely to impact his hold on power.

Saudi Arabia’s story about the disappearance and death of Jamal Khashoggi continues to “evolve.”

Yet more evidence against the Saudis in the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.

Several of the men apparently tied to the murder of Jamal Khashoggi have close ties to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

Donald Trump is a coward and an apologist for evil around the world.

Just when I thought political humor was dead.

While I was originally content to let Brett Kavanaugh sail through to confirmation, I now feel compelled to oppose his nomination to be a Supreme Court Justice.

Just hours before hearings that will likely determine the fate of Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court, new accusations and revelations are coming to light.