Outside the Beltway

The Western alliance is getting stronger in the face of Russian aggression.

More stories than there is time to blog.

A diplomatic nightmare brewing since last week is now upon us.

Hopefully answering a reader question (but probably just making it all worse).

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

Deterring Russia is a matter of principle.

The much-anticipated escalation has happened. Now to see how the United States and its allies respond.

Expert opinion on the standoff differs sharply.

A massive sting operation has been revealed.

Mostly about how not to do it.

The data on Sweden and Covid-19 don’t fit the media narrative.

What meanings might the Founders have had? How should we understand the term?

Yet another grim milestone.

One of these things is not like the others.

The architect of the plan admits he was wrong.

The pandemic is highlighting an international shame.

Should government be taking harsher measures against smoking, car crashes, and the flu?

Two new studies bring more questions than answers.

Vastly more people died than needed to and the economy still crashed.

A sober assessment of President Trump’s plan to get the country running again.

Despite our poor showing against COVID-19, we have the best infrastructure in place.

The Trump Administration’s strategy in North Korea is an utter failure.

President Trump has named his fourth National Security Adviser in less than three years.

There’s an inherent tension in our national ethos.

The U.S. Women’s National Team won their second consecutive World Cup, their fourth overall, in a 2-0 win over The Netherlands.

Beginning tomorrow in a British courtroom, the United States will begin the process of having Julian Assange extradited to the United States to face espionage and other charges.

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has been indicted on seventeen counts under the Espionage Act arising out of his role in the Chelsea Manning affair.

The Wikileaks founder has been detained by London authorities after 7 years hiding in Ecuador’s embassy.

With just over two months to go until the March 29th deadline, British Prime Minister Theresa May is no closer to a Brexit deal.

Your treasures are your kids’ junk.

Before even taking office, Mitt Romney is taking on the President. It’s a good sign, but we’ll see what it leads to.

A filing in an unrelated case has apparently revealed the existence of a sealed indictment against Wikileaks founder Julian Assange.

American troops in Iceland for a military exercise were apparently quite thirsty.

The world loses a genuine war hero.

The current discussion about SCOTUS is a good excuse to look at how other countries handle these things.

Thanks to a combination of sensationalism and outright lies, a fairly conventional story about an annual protest march in Mexico was turned into Fox News fodder that raised images of an invading army of illegal immigrants.

The President’s new attempt to ban transgender Americans from serving in the military is as legally defective as the original ban was.

The Defense Department will reportedly recommend to President Trump that transgender members of the service currently serving in the military be allowed to continue serving.

The Trump Administration has reportedly finalized its order to the Defense Department regarding a ban on military service by transgender soldiers.

A step backward on civil rights from a President who claimed he would be a friend to the LGBT community.

The President is being fed “news” from questionable news sources, and that’s a problem.

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

The President gathered supporters around him, and blatantly lied to them, so as to increase support for his policies.

Norway is switching from FM Radio to digital broadcasting. A similar transition in the United States seems unlikely for the time being.

Concepts, basic applications, and even a bibliography! Merry Festivus, everyone.

The news that at least some of the men who were involved in the terrorist attacks in Paris were among the refugees who have arrived in Europe since the summer is likely to complicate an already complicated situation.

We are legally, morally, and practically obligated to respond. Let’s not do so stupidly.

California’s legislature has approved a bill that would legalize physician assisted suicide in the nation’s largest state.

This is perhaps the silliest idea ever.