Outside the Beltway

Romney eked out a win in the Michigan primary. He’s going to have a harder time there in November.

This is one of the most draw-droppingly stupid 29 seconds I have experienced in some time.

Sometimes there was no sugar or Splenda for coffee. On chicken wing night, wings were rationed at six per person.

As they did four years, ago the New York Giants will get a parade in New York City today. Some are wondering when Iraq War vets will get theirs.

Revisiting a lively debate from over the weekend.

Mitt Romney’s statements about the planned early draw down in Afghanistan make no sense whatsoever.

A change in the law will radically increase retirement pay for generals and admirals.

We need to have opinions on a subject as serious as war with Iran.

Everything the critics say about the decision is right–and so is the decision.

Not surprisingly, Republicans are trying to reverse the automatic cuts to defense spending agreed to in August.

My latest for The Atlantic explains, “Why We Should Be Glad the Haditha Massacre Marine Got No Jail Time.”

Last night’s State Of The Union Address contained another unfortunate example of the prevalence of militaristic rhetoric in domestic politics.

The speech did exactly what it was supposed to do: kick off Obama’s re-election campaign while disguised as a call for unity.

Mitt Romney is making claims about Naval readiness that are, at best, misleading.

The truth about a Second Obama Term is that it likely wouldn’t be all that remarkable.

The US Army is returning to a peacetime mindset, which means promotions will cease to be automatic for anyone willing to endure service.

Why are all the candidates for president so awful?

We, as a country, need to remember that do not hold levers that allow us to move events this way or that

A Washington Post fact check calls this “true but false.”

Michael Hastings has yet another credulous story attempting to smear the United States military.

The US intelligence community has more information at its disposal than ever. Unfortunately, it can’t efficiently process it and make the necessary connections.

Is George Bush to blame for a weak Republican field almost four years after he left office? Not entirely.

Watching last night’s debate, you would have been surprised to learn that Mitt Romney has any real opponents in the Republican race.

President Obama’s Pentagon is planning for an unlikely war with China rather than the small wars America will inevitably fight.

Rick Santorum’s foreign policy positions are troubling in many respects.

Despite the opposition of the SECDEF and Joint Chiefs, the latter expanded yesterday.

Bernard Finel argues that those of us arguing against war in Iran are doing it wrong. He’s right.

The Republican candidates for President have apparently forgotten that this guy was their party’s nominee twice.

Let’s ban robocalls.

Not surprisingly, the last man to lead the Soviet Union believes we’d be better off if it still existed.

Ron Paul has a provocative new ad out asking Americans to imagine Chinese or Russian troops occupying Texas in the way American troops occupied Iraq and are occupying Afghanistan.

For years, analysts have worried that Iraq’s tenuous hold on stability would collapse upon the withdrawal of US forces. We’re now watching it happen.

Some Republicans are starting to realize just how badly the House GOP has messed up this time.

A smoking gun?

Ron Paul is rising in Iowa, which means he will soon face the scrutiny he’s avoided so far.

82nd Airborne solider David Hickman was the 4474th American serviceman killed in Iraq. He should be the last.

R.I.P.