Outside the Beltway

Those seeking to escape the global south are facing resistance from DC to London to Paris.

Publishers and consumers want very different business models.

Wherein I take issue with a charactization made by Tom Nichols and discuss the politics of language.

A splendid idea but why stop there?

The Serbian superstar is sacrificing immortality to avoid vaccination.

Their case is less than persuasive.

Humanitarian instincts rightly trumped security concerns.

Making sense of a weird story.

We’re not getting Afghans—or even American citizens trapped there—out fast enough.

A humanitarian crisis made worse by shameful delays.

The collapse is not his doing. But he’s accountable for the poor planning.

Despite a rising groundswell of support, the obvious solution to our crisis has not been implemented.

For years, American troops fought a ‘forever war’ to delay the inevitable. It’s now coming.

The law and justice are frequently not the same thing.

President Biden has a second chance to do the right thing.

A bizarre case of bureaucratic ineptitude.

Those expecting Bernie Sanders’ agenda are sorely disappointed.

Harvard joins a growing list of universities who will not offer in-person classes this year.

Thirty years ago today, history took off in a brand new direction.

The case of Roland Gramajo is an excellent example of what’s wrong with the Trump Administration’s immigration policy.

The Congressional Budget Office assesses several reform proposals.

Well, of course they are.

Two months after being named, Heather Nauert withdrew her name as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations due to a ‘Nannygate’ problem.

President Trump declared a national emergency at the southern border while at the same time undercutting his own case for doing so.

The President will sign the bill to fund the government and avert another government shutdown, but in doing so he’ll also lay the groundwork for another showdown with Congress.

When it comes to the shutdown and border wall showdown that started back in December, Donald Trump is the biggest loser.

The Supreme Court has rejected an attempt by the Trump Administration to have an injunction against its new asylum policy lifted.

It isn’t about foreign policy, it is about self-serving manipulation of the public.

A Federal Judge has ruled that the Trump Administration’s efforts to limit the ability of migrants to claim asylum violates Federal law.

The target is not just on illegal immigrants.

President Trump is suggesting he may force a government shutdown over his immigration policies just a month before the midterm elections.

Mariia Butina, a Russian “gun rights activist, is accused of being an unregistered agent of the Russian government and attempting to influence Republican Party policies regarding Russia in an operation that pre-dates the Trump Presidential campaign.

America promised immigrants who volunteered to serve in our military a fast track to citizenship. Now, we’re throwing them out.

Today is a great day to reflect on the Enlightenment ideals that fueled a Declaration.

The House of Representatives has left town after once again failing to pass an immigration reform bill,, thus likely ensuring that nothing will be passed before the midterms.

In a ruling that largely relies on the authority granted by Congress to the President to regulate immigration on national security grounds, the Supreme Court has upheld the final version of the Administration’s travel ban.

In a 5-4 party-line vote, the High Court declared that the Constitution and Federal Law give the President broad authority over immigration.

The 100-mile Constitution-free zone strikes again.

Donald Trump wants Republicans to make his immigration policies the centerpiece of the midterm campaign. What could possibly go wrong?

Children are not political bargaining chips, but that’s exactly what this President plans to turn them into.

President Trump and his supporters are blaming the policy of separating parents and children at the border on Democrats. This is, simply put, a lie.

House Republicans put forward a plan to protect DACA beneficiaries, but President Trump appears to have doomed it already.

A small group of Republican rebels in the House are attempting to push legislation protecting DACA beneficiaries to a floor vote. Unfortunately, they’re not likely to succeed.

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in the challenge to President Trump’s Muslim Travel Ban. It didn’t appear to go well for the challengers.

The next time you sign a credit card receipt could be the last.

The answer is, of course, no. Really, this is a post about the wall as policy.

More than 1200 refugees, mostly from Honduras, are trying to come to the United States. What should we do about it?

In a bizarre Twitter rant, President Trump declared a DACA deal “dead,” blaming Democrats when it’s clear that it’s largely his fault.

Under the proposal certain visa-seekers (such as China and India) would have to have their social media presence scrutinized.