Outside the Beltway

Most Americans are unlikely to remember John Anderson, but he was a harbinger of things to come.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s decision to call a snap election pays off big time.

A massive political miscalculation by Theresa May leads to an uncertain future in the United Kingdom.

Great Britain heads to the polls today.

A night of carnage and depravity in the United Kingdom.

A political surprise in Great Britain as Prime Minister Theresa May calls a snap election for June 8th.

British Prime Minister Theresa May made it clear that she intends to move forward with Brexit.

With just over a week to go, the latest polling shows voters in the United Kingdom leaning toward leaving the European Union.

With time running out, the top three candidates for the Republican nomination picked up right where they left off last week.

Americans don’t trust their government or each other. There’s no reason to hope it’ll get better.

The British Parliament has approved expansion of that countries airstrikes into Syria, but it’s unclear just how much of an impact that will have on the ground.

A new poll shows that the Tea Party movement is more unpopular than it has ever been before, even among Republicans and conservatives.

If pre-election polling is to be believed, Stephan Harper and Canada’s Conservative Party seem likely to lose power after Monday’s elections, but there are several reasons why this may not end up being the case.

Britain’s Labour Party has taken a hard tilt left with the election of Jeremy Corbyn as leader.

More Democrats are calling themselves “liberal” than they have in years. Republicans, too.

Americans are growing more tolerant of gays and gay marriage, with irrelevant exceptions.

Fresh off an election victory, British Prime Minister David Cameron is set to propose a series of new measures to crackdown on extremism that raise serious civil liberties concerns.

After weeks of polls predicting a political stalemate or worse, British voters delivered a strong win for David Cameron and the Tories.

The political outlook in the United Kingdom is as uncertain as it has ever been.

Nicola Sturgeon, leader of the Scottish National Party, could hold the key to the future of Britain in her hands after the election ends on May 7th.

Great Britain heads to the polls in less than a week, and it remains unclear just what’s going to happen.

As expected, the Senate passed the so-called “Cromnibus,” but not before a self-aggrandizing maneuver by Ted Cruz ended up being exploited by Democrats to pass outstanding nominations.

There’s more to life than politics. Unfortunately, there are many Americans who don’t seem to recognize that fact.

Congress seems ready to avoid having to vote on expanded attacks against the Islamic State

With just nine days to go, it’s anyone’s guess how the Scottish Independence vote will turn out.

Recent polls notwithstanding, Republicans and Democrats remain largely in lockstep when it comes to U.S. policy toward Israel.

Far right parties are succeeding in Europe because the mainstream parties aren’t offering an alternative.

Public cynicism about politics at its very best.

A slap on the wrist underscores the bottom-up nature of US parties.

Heading into an intense week of Congressional lobbying, the odds still seem against the Administration on Syria.

Does interest in Egypt make the same sense it did 30 years ago?

In response to North Korean saber rattling and the rise of China, Japan is reassessing it’s military posture

There is either a military government or an Islamist one in Egypt’s future.

The GOP seems to be backing away from a position on same-sex marriage that was a prominent part of its message only a short time ago.

What does it mean to have a limited government?

Newt Gingrich last night declared that he would abolish the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Herman Cain response to the latest round of allegations against him leaves much to be desired.

James Carville has some advice for Barack Obama. It boils down to “be like Bill Clinton.”