Outside the Beltway

“Windows to the Past”

The only let him go so long out of kindness I suppose.

A morally right but politically fraught move.

The fine line between xenophobia and patriotism.

The skies are getting a little friendlier thanks to technology.

A technological miracle with obvious potential for abuse.

War crime does pay.

The Western sphere widens.

No, I don’t feel terrible now.

What happens if a corrupt man who owes hundreds of millions is President?

Stop me if you’ve heard this one . . .

The inevitable response to attacks on international shipping.

World opinion and American opinion diverge significantly.

A bureaucratic nightmare.

The cease-fire will end. What follows is not at all clear.

The Eurozone is falling further behind the United States.

A rare man and a rare milestone.

Leaked intelligence intercepts take us inside the Ukrainian war room.

The Pope is siding with evil.

The New York Times looks into ties between a DC area law school and the Supreme Court.

Sanctions and a costly war are taking their toll.

Hubris has set back the cause of science.

Alliance leaders have significantly different priorities regarding the conflict.

President Biden’s dangerous gambit seems to have succeeded.

A legendary guitarist is gone at 78.

A legal but unsavory solution to a problem.

A 34-year CIA officer’s thoughts.

A member of the inaugural Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class and the most recent Country Music Hall of Fame class is gone at 87.

The threat is not idle and the options for responding are not good.

Reading habits continue to evolve, not necessarily for the better.

Apparently, Charles III is quite well off.

The UK’s longest-reigning monarch has passed, aged 96.

The intersection of politics, morality, and meaning.

Some light fundraising whilst waiting for mum to die.

Are retired officers on defense boards presumed liars?

Another morale booster for the good guys.

A trailblazing diplomat has died at 84.

Actions deemed unthinkable days earlier are suddenly mandatory.

The ferocity of the global reaction to Putin’s invasion is stunning.

Putin’s forces are in Kyiv.

The singer and actor, born Marvin Lee Aday, is gone at 74.

The safety gap between affluent, white and poor, minority communities has grown over the last three decades.

A pioneering Black actor is gone at 94.

The flurry of news around the new variant is dizzying.

A long peek at history in the making.

A depressing magazine piece argues it is.

A massive investment falls just short. This time.

ZZ Top’s longtime bass player is gone.

Part of a disturbing trend.

A major first step to solving a longstanding global issue.