Outside the Beltway

Bombing Country B to “send a message” to Country A is not a valid argument for bombing Country B.

The United States will go to war without UN or NATO approval.

A husband and wife do unrelated, and perfectly innocent, Google searches, and get a visit from the FBI.

In response to North Korean saber rattling and the rise of China, Japan is reassessing it’s military posture

To maintain growth China needs to consider its priorities.

The high cost of raising children is making it difficult for many Americans to have multiple children.

Just as the auto industry has, painfully, had to learn to adapt to a new world, the city will as well even if that means becoming a shadow of its former self.

There are over 1,000 Executive Branch positions requiring Senate approval. That seems excessive.

David Bosco wonders, “Why is the United Nations Ambassador in the Cabinet?”

China’s finance minister has hinted that economic growth may fall far below 7% in the second half of the year.

North Korea’s nuclear weapons aren’t going anywhere.

Some thoughts on the ongoing situation in Egypt.

Jerry Brown’s second go-round as governor has been very, very good to the Golden State.

First Quarter economic growth was weaker than originally estimated. What that means for the future is unclear.

Despite an extradition request from the United States, Edward Snowden left Hong Kong overnight on a flight to Moscow and parts unknown.

Not surprisingly, Edward Snowden has been formally charged in connection with the leak of classified NSA documents.

The Chain Gang Edition OTB Caption Contest^TM is now over.

Edward Snowden has likely violated many laws, but, absent additional facts, treason is not one of them.

Does it matter if political leaders like each other on some personal level? Sometimes it does.

Meet Edward Snowden, the 29 year old CIA/NSA contractor who has confessed to leaking the details of the NSA’s data mining projects.

Has the West inadvertently handed Iran a victory in Syria?

Denied her chance at being Secretary of State, Susan Rice will be moving to a position that is arguably just as important in shaping American foreign policy.

The government is changing the way it calculates Gross Domestic Product.

The sequestration cuts are two months old, and it seems pretty clear that the claims of doom we heard before they went into effect were heavily exaggerated.

The US Senate wants to know why Apple and other big technology companies are paying so little into the US Treasury.

President Obama delivered another powerful speech on race.

The Ming Duck Dynasty Edition OTB Caption Contest^TM is now over.

My latest for The National Interest, “Never Again, Except This Time,” has posted.

The Eats, Shoots, and Leaves Edition OTB Caption Contest^TM is now over.

Time for the Thursday OTB Caption Contest^TM

The world oil markets aren’t too far away from being hit by the shock of massively increased demand from China. Somehow, we’ll have to adapt.

The possible presidential contender has an op-ed in a rather dubious outlet.