Outside the Beltway

Breathless hysteria over the trend toward a less white America misses an important fact: most Hispanics are white.

Obama is visiting Brazil and Chile while American fighting men join the coalition against Libya.

America is about to enter a third war in the Muslim world with no clear idea of the end game.

We’ve been hearing about peak oil for years. But now some experts are warning of an even more serious crisis: Peak coffee.

A few thoughts/historical examples, as to why I am guarded in my optimism on Egypt.

European subsidies have given Airbus a competitive advantage over America’s Boeing in commercial aircraft salesboein. The reverse is true on military aircraft.

How rich is the United States? Our poor are richer than the richest in India.

Today’s Foreign Desk includes comments on Brazil’s floods, developments in Ivory Coast, and Silvio Berlusconi’s sex scandal.

Diplomacy means having to be nice.

Should the UN expand the number of permanent Security Council members?

If it’s September, it must be time for Mahmoud Ahmadinjad to stand up before the United Nations General Assembly and say something completely insane.

We need global cooperation to deal with a growing variety of serious problems. But we can’t even agree amongst ourselves on policy options.

According to Paul Krugman’s latest column, the massive destruction of World War Two was actually good for the U.S. economy. Sadly, there are people who consider him an expert.

Since 9/11 there has been a steady trickle of stories about jihadists hooking up with Latin American drug cartels and the like. Here is a guide of story points that can help you identify when such a story is almost certainly bogus.

Do we care about lithium reserves in Afghanistan?