Outside the Beltway

The fate of Cuba policy in Congress is far from certain, but what is certain is that following through on President Obama’s historic and necessary changes will face resistance.

The GOP is dominant in the Southern United States, but it’s unlikely to last as long as Democratic dominance of the region did.

Good news for two released Americans, but no clue what’s motivating North Korea’s latest actions.

Could the GOP offer a positive governing agenda if they controlled Congress?

Newly released documents reveal that Henry Kissinger wanted to attack Cuba in the mid-1970s.

Everyone knows that Israel has had nuclear weapons for decades. Don’t tell anyone—it’s a secret.

Some have argued that there is an historical bias against political parties holding on to the White House for more than two terms. As with most commonly held ideas, that simply isn’t true.

A somewhat surprising win in Georgia.

Obama is the worst President since FDR died? Only if you believe a mostly worthless poll.

More bad poll numbers for the President.

For the fourth time in 30 years, an American President spoke at Normandy to honor a day of sacrifice and triumph.

The May Jobs Report was fairly good, and it marks the end of a jobs recession that started six years ago. But things aren’t entirely rosy.

A new poll indicates that Democratic candidates are holding their own against Republican challengers in three southern states.

An award for breaking a campaign promise.

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

Barack Obama is no Jimmy Carter.

The most important leader to come out of Africa in the 20th Century, and perhaps in all of history, has died.

A better than expected jobs report in October, but one that comes with a few caveats.

Divided government is the worst political system ever, except for all the others.

The political polarization we saw during the Bush Presidency has continued throughout the Obama Presidency.

David C. Jones, who served as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under Presidents Carter and Reagan, has died.

Until this month, America was not truly a free country.

My latest for The National Interest, “Never Again, Except This Time,” has posted.

The gambling mogul is self-reporting violations of the law against bribing foreign officials.

Would a formal guarantee of Israel’s security deter Iran from whatever nuclear weapons development program it has?

Today, there are many millions of Americans who can tell one Kardashian sister from another, but have no idea that Barack Obama has compiled the worst presidential record since Jimmy Carter.

Democrats are approaching an “Electoral College lock.” Republicans are trying to pick it.

Republicans used to dominate California. Now, they’re barely a factor in the state’s politics.

The Republican Party needs more than outreach to Hispanics to become a viable national party again.

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

A recent poll has Obama and Romney tied among women. Another gives Obama a 33 point edge.

We could be headed for another extremely close election where the Electoral Vote and the Popular Vote disagree with each other.

Romney needs a far better answer to the Bush question.

There’s little evidence that Presidential debates can be game changers.

The Court’s 2012-2013 term begins tomorrow morning, and there are plenty of big cases on the docket.

The Romney campaign’s critique of the President’s foreign policy record is weak, and based on bad history.

The Romney campaign is doubling down on bizarre foreign policy pronouncements.

Romney supporters seem to want to paint Obama as Carter. This is unlikely to help.

Ronald Reagan was leading Jimmy Carter long before the two men met in Cleveland on October 28th, 1980.

A new round of polling has Obama in the lead and shows reasons why Romney’s supporters should be concerned, but it’s unclear how long any of this will last.