Outside the Beltway

“Pictures”

Because I really do have too many open.

The far right won the first round. The far left won the second. It’s a mess.

The basics.

The big interview did little to ease doubts that he’s up to another four years.

The Replace Biden bandwagon continues rolling. Evidence is mounting that he needs to get on it.

Hunter Biden v. DJT Trials Edition.

His party got destroyed in EU elections, so he’s doubling down.

Stunning news.

If only we knew why Mississippi chose to join the Confederacy…

While the West dithers, Russia is doubling down.

Two related questions.

The Netanyahu government has few friends.

The state of the union is apparently fiery.

New CDC guidelines acknowledge the political realities.

The realignment of America’s political parties wasn’t quite what was hoped.

Our infrastructure was not designed for what most Americans drive today.

The tabs, they are a clearing.

Those seeking to escape the global south are facing resistance from DC to London to Paris.

World opinion and American opinion diverge significantly.

The trend toward hard-right parties continues.

Paris is fighting a losing battle over the prominence of their language.

A poll on Israeli support.

And this doesn’t even clear them all!

Outsiders seem to want the impossible.

The killing goes on.

An idea, not a continent.

The tables have turned.

The trend shows no sign of abating.

A trip through comparative democratic reform.

The abaya is now banned as well.

Yet more leaked intelligence gives a gloomy forecast.

Our Pacific territories are giving more than they’re getting.

The Eurozone is falling further behind the United States.

Membership is stalled by more support is coming.

The rioting never seems to stop.

The Biden Administration is pushing for a half measure.

We’re in uncharted waters.

He’s turned Russia from a G-8 member to an international pariah.

Debt-trap diplomacy has finally come home to roost.

The process is much more stage managed than advertised.

France shines new light on an old problem.

We’re falling further behind for many reasons.

Alliance leaders have significantly different priorities regarding the conflict.

Many in the Global South see the war very differently than we in the West.

The appetite for more resources approaches infinity.

An object lesson on the challenges of alliance politics.

The Robespierres in the House of Representatives are driving American politics in a predictably horrible direction.

The soccer legend has passed at 82.