Outside the Beltway

The Administration’s decision to stick with the meme that the Benghazi attack was about a movie becomes more puzzling.

The Obama Administration’s response to the protests in the Muslim world has been entirely wrongheaded.

A lot more people than expected are likely to be hit by the ObamaCare individual mandate tax penalty than previously thought.

With Mitt Romney and Barack Obama basically saying the same things about foreign policy, it’s time to take a look at an alternative.

Contrary to what was believed, it does not appear that there was any protest taking place when the Benghazi Consulate was attacked.

Capitulating to a mob is never a good idea.

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.

If the United States and Egypt were Facebook friends, their relationship status would be “It’s Complicated.”

Mitt Romney’s foreign policy weaknesses are starting to become apparent.

Mitt Romney’s initial response to the attacks in Egypt and Libya displayed a tendency to jump the gun rather than wait for the facts.

A day of protests over a film nobody has ever heard of has lead to the death of the U.S. Ambassador to Libya.

An attack on Iran’s nuclear program would be far more complicated than a one-off attack.

Based on its recently passed platform, the Democratic Party has given up any pretense of putting civil liberties ahead of “national security.”

When it comes to issues like medical marijuana, Mitt Romney and Barack Obama are reading from the same playbook.

The Obama campaign’s 4.5 new private sector jobs claim is true, but only if you forget the first year of the Obama Administration.

John Nagl, who became famous as a leading counterinsurgency theorist and practitioner, is taking on a new challenge: grooming young boys for life.

General Martin Dempsey, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, sent a message to Israel last week.

Condoleeza Rice’s first trip onto the political stage was very successful last night. Where will she go from here?

Seniors face a variety of economy-based difficulties–but let’s criticizes the media!

Left with a choice between their hawkish foreign policy and their supposed commitment to fiscal conservatives, Republicans will, without fail, spend the nation into debt.

Today’s convention activities will include the opening salvos of an attack on the President’s foreign policy. This strikes me as a mistake.

A new book by one of the Navy SEALs involved in the raid that killed Osama bin Laden differs significantly from the official version put forward by the government.

Tropical Storm Isaac won’t be as much of a danger to Tampa as feared, but it’s still having an impact. That’s all because of bad scheduling ideas.

A true pioneer passed away today.

Bill Keith built a successful business making solar-powered ceiling fans. The President’s trade policies are in the process of destroying it.

Charges that the Obama administration leaked classified information about the Osama bin Laden raid for political gain are bunk.

John Cole takes exception to my recent summary of recent Obama campaign highlight.

Think the auto bailout was a success? Think again.

At some point, however, using the bad actions of the past to justify worse actions in the present has to stop.

No, Barack Obama is not going to dump Joe Biden before the Democratic Convention.

A group of former special operations and intelligence officers are criticizing President Obama for “Dishonorable Disclosures.”

There is much to critique in Washington, but the nexus of the governance problem at the moment is the GOP.

The combination of falling oil prices and increased exports has the US trade deficit at its lowest point since December 2010.

Romney’s new ad on a ruling issued by HHS on welfare-to-work requirements doesn’t pass the smell test.

Drudge Report says Team Obama thinks CIA Director David Petraeus will be Mitt Romney’s vice presidential pick.

Breaking: The American press often does a lousy job.

An important ruling on the Obama Administration’s contraceptive coverage mandate from a Judge in Colorado.