Outside the Beltway

President Obama may regret drawing a line in the sand over Syrian chemical weapons.

The GOP’s most promising alternative to Mitt Romney in 2012 may run again in 2016, but it doesn’t seem like he’d go very far.

In a chaotic week, one source of chaos was remarkably quiet.

So what, exactly, is going on in North Korea? And how should we respond to Kim’s bluster?

The gambling mogul is self-reporting violations of the law against bribing foreign officials.

North Korea has conducted its third test of a nuclear weapon.

North Korea’s latest provocations may be testing the patience of their patrons in Beijing.

The Kung Fu Panda Edition OTB Caption Contest^TM is now over.

The Weekly Standard is proud that Mitt Romney’s intentionally false Jeep ad was technically true.

A company’s best programmer was a Chinese man working for a fifth of what lesser employees earned. Alas, one of those employees was getting paid the other four-fifths.

The notion that guns prevent tyranny is based on fantasy and movies, not reality.

Kevin Drum argues that, “We Don’t Have a Spending Problem. We Have an Aging Problem.”

Alex Pareene’s annual hack list omits an obvious candidate: Alex Pareene.

The Shanghai Sights Edition OTB Caption Contest^TM is now over.

Time for the Monday OTB Caption Contest^TM

Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates is bemused that the generals who worked for him lived more lavish lifestyles than he did.

Will a disagreement over accounting rules increase the bad feelings between China and the U. S.?

The National Intelligence Council has released its quadrennial strategic forecast, Global Trends 2030: Alternative Worlds.

More griping about poor analysis.

Another mostly disappointing report on the state of the economy.

Does it make sense to divide the Presidential debates between “domestic policy” and “foreign policy?” Yes, and no.

American politicians are using China as a scapegoat for America’s problems.

Romney needs a far better answer to the Bush question.

Not surprisingly, television and reality don’t really coincide.

Mitt Romney’s “47 Percent” remarks seem to be hurting him.

Whether Republicans like it or not, Mitt Romney was the best candidate they had in 2012.