Outside the Beltway

Hilary Clinton crushed Bernie Sanders in Mississippi, but was surprised by Bernie Sanders in Michigan. Nonetheless she still remains in control of the race.

Donald Trump is motivating people! The problem for Republicans is that he’s motivating them to become citizens so they can vote against him and, potentially, other Republicans.

Both Donald Trump and Ohio Governor John Kasich face big tests in tomorrow’s Michigan primary.

Bernie Sanders was more aggressive in last night’s debate than he has been in the past, but it’s likely too little, too late.

We will have a two party system for the foreseeable future.

Paul Ryan has yet to say if he will run for Speaker of the House, but that hasn’t stopped the opposition on the hard right from forming already.

Obama’s first Secretary of State has come out against Obama’s Trans Pacific Partnership.

Even if Donald Trump isn’t the Republican nominee in 2016, he could still end up causing real harm to the party’s chances of winning the White House and holding on to the Senate.

Donald Trump’s immigration plan is would create a police state, violate people’s rights, and hurt America’s economy. And his supporters will most likely love it.

Donald Trump’s assertion that he will get Mexico to pay for his border wall is being laughed at in Mexico City.

A 1980 debate between Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush shows a different GOP.

Most Americans think that income inequality is a problem, but they don’t all agree on what to do about it.

Some thoughts on a column by Roger Noriega on the Obama administration and Latin America,

A US-EU free trade zone is a no-brainer. But the devil is in the details.

If conservatives actually believed what they said they do, they would be much more open to immigrants, and immigration reform.

In retrospect, and in comparison with other recent Presidents, George Herbert Walker Bush’s four years in office were pretty darn good.

Conservatives have their own Kennedy myth to compete with the myth of Camelot.

Unfortunately, our immigration debate is just plain dumb.

Some people on the right apparently want to return to this map.

David Brooks tries to “describe what being a moderate means” in a way that most Americans would find puzzling.

Romney needs a far better answer to the Bush question.

My latest for The National Interest, “Why NATO Should Have Won the Nobel,” is out.

Bill Keith built a successful business making solar-powered ceiling fans. The President’s trade policies are in the process of destroying it.

The Obama campaign’s focus on Mitt Romney’s alleged involvement in moving companies overseas is entirely phony.

All of a sudden, people are talking about Mike Huckabee as a potential Romney running mate.

Two prominent Florida Republicans are warning their party about losing the support of the nation’s fastest growing ethnic group.

Why we shouldn’t be surprised that police are using tools of violence against protestors.

After a lengthy wait, free trade agreements with Colombia, Panama, and South Korea have been approved by Congress.

With the economy at the forefront of the public’s mind, the GOP needs to be careful in its response to President Obama’s new jobs bill.

The White House is still smarting over the fact that they got burned by John Boehner, again.

Condi Rice’s speechwriter thinks Huntsman can appeal to the Tea Party.

Turkey has had elections, and the ruling AKP has retained a majority in parliament. The next major issue appears to be constitutional reform.

Donald Trump sounds like a man running for president.

Time for midterms.

The Senate rejected an effort to limit the extension of the Bush tax cuts based on income level. At this point, the only question is when Democrats will concede defeat on this debate.

Former Congressman Bob Barr argues that the right should not be so eager to rehabilitate George W. Bush. He’s right.

He’s the darkest of dark horses right now, but Gary Johnson stands as the heir apparent to Ron Paul’s surprisingly energetic 2008 run for the GOP nomination.