Outside the Beltway

All of us being watched, all the time, and that data being stored forever.

Rand Paul’s filibuster is one that all American’s should thank him for that.

Mr. Paul Goes To Washington.

Do we ask too much of our leaders?

A theory on why Benghazi will not die as a political issue.

Here we go again.

The Obama Administration has given us a peek at its legal arguments for targeted killings and they are troubling to say the least.

President Obama is taking some heat over the fact that his Second Term cabinet selections have been very white and very male.

Well. medium length anyway.

While no official announcements have been made, President Obama’s second term national security team appears to be taking shape.

The Occupy Bunghazi Edition OTB Caption Contest^TM is now over.

People continue to spread conspiracy theories explaining the “real reason” that David Petraeus’s extra-marital affair became public.

If nothing else, the Petraeus affair is teaching us a valuable lesson in just how extensive the Surveillance State has become.

The scandal now surrounding David Petraeus should lead people to reassess his past record.

The David Petraeus/Paula Broadwell story gets curiouser.

The scandal that led to P4’s downfall has many layers, none of them flattering to the most famous American general of his generation.

A surprise Friday resignation at the CIA.

If you thought the War On Terror might be over, think again.

The official narrative on the Benghazi consulate attack has changed again.

Mitt Romney’s speech at VMI today was billed as a major foreign policy address, but it was incredibly light on substance.

Mitt Romney is a deeply flawed candidate, but that doesn’t mean the President is any better.

For the fourth day, American and other embassies became the focus of mass protests in many Muslim nations.

Based on its recently passed platform, the Democratic Party has given up any pretense of putting civil liberties ahead of “national security.”

Charges that the Obama administration leaked classified information about the Osama bin Laden raid for political gain are bunk.

Two groups of former special operations soldiers are opposing Obama. Their military bonafides are not their most interesting credentials.

A group of former special operations and intelligence officers are criticizing President Obama for “Dishonorable Disclosures.”

Drudge Report says Team Obama thinks CIA Director David Petraeus will be Mitt Romney’s vice presidential pick.

Since Israel’s system is far more “socialist” by American rhetorical standards, I am not sure what his point was.