Outside the Beltway

We’ve seen a notable number of 9-0 Supreme Court decisions this term, but that doesn’t mean that the side that lost was making an extreme or meritless argument.

Another solid victory for the First Amendment from the Roberts Court.

As a legal matter, the new allegations against Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker don’t amount to much. But, will they impact his bid for re-election.

Recent events in Iraq have opened up old domestic political arguments in the United States.

Not surprisingly, Bill Clinton is the most admired recent President according to a new poll, but his predecessor seems to be underrated.

Ahmed Abu Kattalah, the alleged ringleader of the September 2012 attack in Benghazi, has been arrested.

TNR makes the worst possible case for a proposition that’s almost certainly right.

After two and a half decades, the images of June 4, 1989 resonate with many, unless you happen to live in China.

Different name, same result in Egypt.

In her upcoming book, Hillary Clinton strikes a defiant tone against conservative’s continued interest in the Benghazi attack.

Once again, President Obama’s attempt to communicate a foreign policy vision falls short.

Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is a name we’re likely to be seeing in the news for some time to come.

The search for more than 200 missing Nigerian schoolgirls is not going well, and part of the blame lies with the Nigerian government.

Another civilian government falls in Thailand.

Vladimir Putin wants to put the Internet genie back in the bottle.

Could the upcoming House Select Committee on Benghazi actually accomplish something useful?

The right decision, or the triumph of mob rule?

If Hillary Clinton runs for President, questions surrounding the Benghazi attack will continue to dog her.

A new set of emails is reviving the old partisan arguments about the attack in Benghazi.

Predicting the end of the DPRK is a fool’s errand.

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

NATO may be preparing to send Russia a message.

Could economic chaos bring Egyptians back out into the streets?

Hobby Lobby has a strong argument under RFRA but the precedent would be dangerous.

Some thoughts and links about the ongoing turmoil in Venezuela.

More on the pending referendum and some thoughts on elections in authoritarian contexts.

Casting a bit of cartographic light on the crisis in Ukraine.

Russian invasion or legitimate secessionist movement? And does it matter?

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has been forced out of Kyiv—and possibly out of power entirely.

Victoria Nuland, Asistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, pithily expressed her frustrations about the European Union.