Outside the Beltway

Extraordinary Rendition: Immigration Edition

James Joyner · 1 comment

We tortured some folks.

Sunday's Forum

Steven L. Taylor · 19 comments

SaturTabs

Steven L. Taylor · 7 comments

In Front of Our Nose: Institutional Cowardice

Steven L. Taylor · 2 comments

Don't try to hand out academic editorials at an academic convention!

Reining in Trump . . . Slowly

James Joyner · 6 comments

The courts and Congress are rolling back Executive actions.

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joints Chiefs of Staff U.S. Air Force Gen. Dan Caine bow their head in prayer during the 24th 9/11 Pentagon Observance Ceremony at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Sept. 11, 2025.

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joints Chiefs of Staff U.S. Air Force Gen. Dan Caine bow their head in prayer during the 24th 9/11 Pentagon Observance Ceremony at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Sept. 11, 2025.

Defense Department Drops 180 Denominations

James Joyner · 16 comments

180 faiths are now "Other" or "None."

D-Day Forum

Steven L. Taylor · 13 comments

Meanwhile in North Korea...

Steven L. Taylor · 13 comments

The Trump promenade?

A Photo for Friday

Steven L. Taylor · 1 comment

"Light and Dark"

Friday's Forum

Steven L. Taylor · 42 comments

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photo of working, person, military, construction, cutting, team, helmet, build, labor, job, workers, laborer, task, construction worker, sledge hammer

Fixes (Hopefully) Coming Soon [UPDATED]

James Joyner

Our long, blogical nightmare may soon be over.

Congress Strikes Back

James Joyner

Congress is defying the President on Iran, Ukraine, the slush fund, and more.

Thursday's Forum

James Joyner

Weak Parties and Dirty Tricks

James Joyner

The Dan Sullivans saga.

Wednesday's Forum

Steven L. Taylor

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Air Force Gen. Dan Caine conduct a press briefing on Operation Epic Fury at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., March 10, 2026.

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Air Force Gen. Dan Caine conduct a press briefing on Operation Epic Fury at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., March 10, 2026.

Hegseth Strikes Again

James Joyner

More women and minority officers have been removed from the promotion list.

President Donald J. Trump holds a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room Wednesday, May 27, 2026

President Donald J. Trump holds a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Trump Doesn't Care If Iran Talks Are Over and Calls Netanyahu 'Fucking Crazy'

James Joyner

He's getting tired of all the winning.

Tuesday's Forum

Steven L. Taylor

Navy aircraft carrier with jets

Navy aircraft carrier with jets

Navy Has Been Escorting Ships Throught the Strait

James Joyner

But at nowhere close to the prewar level.

The Greatest President in History, Some Say

James Joyner

Bigger than Elvis in his prime.

AG Monday!

Steven L. Taylor

Tom and Steven talk 2010.

Welcome to June! Forum

Steven L. Taylor

The Ongoing Drug War Failure

Steven L. Taylor

A Trip Down Memory Lane

Steven L. Taylor

Colombian politics edition.

Auditioning for the Supreme Court?

James Joyner

We've created some perverse incentives.

Adios, May Forum

Steven L. Taylor

Presidential Elections in Colombia

Steven L. Taylor

The first round is tomorrow.

SaturTabs

James Joyner

Trump's Bad Day in Court

James Joyner

Judges ruled against his Kennedy Center renaming and "anti-weaponization fund" yesterday.

Saturday's Forum

Steven L. Taylor

President Donald Trump thanks the crowd after remarks at the Salute to America Celebration, Thursday, July 3, 2025, at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa.

President Donald Trump thanks the crowd after remarks at the Salute to America Celebration, Thursday, July 3, 2025, at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa.

Friday Funnies

Steven L. Taylor

Great American State Fair Edition

A Photo for Friday

Steven L. Taylor

"Ready to Launch"

Friday's Forum

Steven L. Taylor

In Front of Our Noses: The Dumbest Timeline

Steven L. Taylor

A crossover event!

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