Outside the Beltway

The President does not like his poll numbers.

Sometimes, a cigar is just a cigar.

The Country Music Hall of Famer is gone.

Lee Drutman’s Breaking the Two-Party Doom Loop

Yet another grim milestone.

Not that one. The other one.

Two new studies bring more questions than answers.

Some global comparisons.

The counting methodology is flawed and that’s assuming honest reporting.

A progressive idea that could win conservative support.

The 1990s country star is dead at 61.

Despite our poor showing against COVID-19, we have the best infrastructure in place.

On Tucker last night, Patrick made an odd appeal (to be kind).

There are two theories, neither of them good.

As if the country needed more turmoil.

Only the best people.

Which ones have you owned?

Our intelligence professionals are issuing a familiar warning.

The venerable youth organization has fallen on hard times.

A recurring source of friction in the OTB conversation.

Claims by the President and Defense Department about the Iranian response to the Soleimani raid were untrue.

In response to the American assassination of a top General, Iran has announced the end of yet more restrictions imposed by the 2015 nuclear deal.

What lessons are there for the United States in general, and Democrats in particular, in last weeks British election?

Russia has been barred from the 2020 and 2022 Olympics as well as other international sporting events due to widespread use of performance-enhancing drugs.

French President Emmanuel Macron declared that the NATO alliance is suffering brain death due to President Trump’s neglect and lack of leadership.

Thirty years ago today, history took off in a brand new direction.

Trying to nail down some basics about a very complicated situation.

An empty column with a seed of one good point buried in a bunch of nothing.

A little bit of this for a little bit of that.

Eighteen years after it started, the American public seems to be mostly ignoring the war in Afghanistan. But that isn’t an excuse for not bringing it to an end.

Another Rock and Roll Hall of Famer is gone.

For Donald Trump, the Presidency has been nothing but a get richer quick scam.

Iowa Congressman Steve King finds himself low on campaign cash and with virtually no support from his party.

Once again, President Trump is doing Vladimir Putin’s bidding.

President Trump just tossed a hand grenade into the firestorm that American politics.

The Trump Administration and 2020 campaign are clearly worried about the state of the economy. They should be, because it could be the one thing that dooms his re-election chances.

On the Sunday shows today, one of the President’s top aides insisted that the Administration is seriously looking at the idea of buying Greenland even though it isn’t for sale.

A newly released report leaked from inside the British Government notes that a hard Brexit is likely to be a disaster for the British economy.

This timeline is just so weird.

Congressman Steve King has some rather unique views about human history.

President Trump’s nominee to be the next Director of National Intelligence is quite simply not qualified for the position he has been nominated to.

Dan Coats is stepping down as Director of National Intelligence, and President Trump wants to replace him with an inexperienced, obsequious toady.

Tensions are increasing in the Persian Gulf thanks to a collection of actions by Iran, the United States, and United Kingdom.

Donald Trump returned to the campaign trail last night with another one of his red meat speeches. The analogies it causes one to draw are chilling to say the least.

How times have changed, and not for the better.

The Trump Era is raising doubts about many things, including America’s most important alliance.

Joe Biden delivered his first major foreign policy address of the campaign. It’s not perfect, but it’s better than what we have right now.

Recent video showing what appears to be uncontrolled shaking are raising health concerns about German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

The victory of the U.S. Women’s team in the World Cup has renewed a long-standing argument over pay equity, but the issue is far more complicated than it seems.

Iran announced that it was exceeding another limitation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, upping the already tense situation in the Persian Gulf