Outside the Beltway

The new Secretary of State is an improvement over the worst Secretary of State in history.

President Trump’s on-again, off-again visit to Great Britain appears to be on again.

The United States has several options in Syria. None of them are good and one of them would be disastrous.

President Trump seems intent on walking away from the nuclear deal with Iran. If he does, he’ll be handing a gift to Iran and harming American national interests significantly.

Americans actings as agents for Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have been working hard to manipulate the President.

President Trump continues to obsequiously praise Russian President Vladimir Putin

There won’t be any tanks, but it looks like President Trump will get his military parade.

I’ve made the sad discovery that longtime friend of the blog John Burgess passed away on February 16, 2016.

President Trump’s military parade would come with a not insignificant cost.

Of course Donald Trump wants a military parade, it would be consistent with his delusions of grandeur.

President Trump has alienated America’s allies and friends, and they are acting accordingly.

Americans were once largely united in their opinions about Israel and the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. That’s not the case anymore.

2017 was quite a year. 2018 promises to be just as interesting.

Anti-government protests are spreading in Iran.

Report that President Trump considered withdrawing the Gorsuch nomination are another sign of his unhealthy obsession with pledges of loyalty from people who have no business giving it to him.

Donald Trump’s foreign policy has been erratic, illogical, and demonstrated a clear disdain for diplomacy.

A foolish, and potentially dangerous, decision by President Trump.

Since taking office, President Trump has made an average of 5.5 false claims per day.

The first in an occasional series.

Donald Trump is continuing to up the ante in his rhetorical war against one of America’s most fundamental freedoms.

Progress in Saudi Arabia, but there’s still a long way for this backward, discriminatory society to go.

Foolishly, President Trump is rolling back part of President Obama’s opening to Cuba.

Maryland and the District of Columbia are suing President Trump based on alleged violations of two provisions of the Constitution that have never been litigated before.

President Trump is reportedly considering at least partly reversing one of the great foreign policy successes of the Obama Presidency.

Donald Trump’s first overseas trip went about as badly as you’d expect it would.

A night of carnage and depravity in the United Kingdom.

President Trump’s speech on Islam was a change of tone. However, as critics noted, it was short on substance and is unlikely to accomplish anything.

Iranian voters have re-elected Hassan Rouhani, a relative moderate whose election in 2013 was largely responsible for the shifts in policy that made the international agreement regarding Iran’s nuclear research program possible.

The Russia investigation seems to be getting closer to the Oval Office.

For some reason, Joe Lieberman is apparently the front-runner to replace James Comey at the F.B.I.

During the campaign, Donald Trump promised to undo the nuclear weapons deal with Iran. Now his Administration is signaling that, at least for now, the deal will stay in place.

Despite campaign rhetoric, President Trump won’t be moving the U.S. Embassy in Israel anytime soon.

Another day in Court for President Trump’s Muslim ban.

Donald Trump has been President for nearly four months, but has yet to name Ambassadorial picks for many slots including several important posts.

Despite American air strikes, ISIS is expanding its power amid the chaos in Libya.

More stepping back from free trade and the established global economic order.

Hawaii is the first state to challenge the Trump Administration’s revised Muslim travel ban.

President Trump has issued a revised ban on travel from six predominantly Muslim nations.

The announcement of a new Muslim travel ban Executive Order has been delayed once again.

Another judicial slap at the Trump Administration.

A legal victory, at least for now, for opponents of Donald Trump’s ban on immigration from seven majority Muslim nations.

As expected, Donald Trump yesterday signed Executive Orders targeting Muslims and refugees.

The head of the biggest energy company in the world is reportedly Donald Trump’s pick for Secretary of State.

A controversial retired General has been tapped to be President-Elect Trump’s top White House foreign policy voice.

For largely irrational reasons, French police are arresting women on the beach for wearing swimsuits that are compatible with their faith.

Of course Donald Trump responded to a Gold Star Father in the worst possible way.