Outside the Beltway

Wednesday’s Forum

· Wednesday, January 7, 2026 · 53 comments

Invasion of Greenland Would End NATO

· Tuesday, January 6, 2026 · 44 comments

So says Denmark’s prime minister.

Tuesday’s Forum

· Tuesday, January 6, 2026 · 46 comments

The first of the new anniversary quarters features the Mayflower Compact. The first of the new anniversary quarters features the Mayflower Compact.

Semiquincentennial Coins Rolling Out

· Monday, January 5, 2026 · 10 comments

A somewhat obsolete commemoration of a somewhat tepid celebration.

Just Following Orders

· Monday, January 5, 2026 · 12 comments

An oft-misunderstood legal principle.

AG Monday!

· Monday, January 5, 2026 · 3 comments

Dune-a-Palooza concludes.

Monday’s Forum

· Monday, January 5, 2026 · 37 comments

President Donald Trump monitors U.S. military operations in Venezuela, from Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida, on Saturday, January 3, 2026. President Donald Trump monitors U.S. military operations in Venezuela, from Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida, on Saturday, January 3, 2026.

“Serious” People in Serious Times

· Sunday, January 4, 2026 · 11 comments

Clowns on display.

President Donald Trump monitors U.S. military operations in Venezuela, from Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida, on Saturday, January 3, 2026. President Donald Trump monitors U.S. military operations in Venezuela, from Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida, on Saturday, January 3, 2026.

The Legality of the Maduro Raid

· Sunday, January 4, 2026 · 39 comments

“When the president does it, that means that it is not illegal.”

Sunday’s Forum

· Sunday, January 4, 2026 · 10 comments

What is the Monroe Doctrine?

· Saturday, January 3, 2026 · 10 comments

And what application does it have to Venezuela in 2026?

Some Clips Of Trump’s Press Conference

· Saturday, January 3, 2026 · 5 comments

In case you missed it.

“We’re going to run the country…”

· Saturday, January 3, 2026 · 22 comments

“People are being designated” dontcha know.

U.S. Invades Venezuela, Captures President

· Saturday, January 3, 2026 · 28 comments

We’ve seen this movie before.

CBS News Hearts America

· Saturday, January 3, 2026 · 3 comments

Should the news love anything as part of its mission statement?

Saturday’s Forum

· Saturday, January 3, 2026 · 18 comments

One of the Dumbest Things I Have Read in a While

· Friday, January 2, 2026 · 11 comments

And I read a lot of things.

Expanding ICE

· Friday, January 2, 2026 · 6 comments

Walter Cronkite on Television During Ford-Carter Debate by Thomas J. O'Halloran, 1976 (LOC) Walter Cronkite on Television During Ford-Carter Debate by Thomas J. O'Halloran, 1976 (LOC)

A New Day at CBS News

· Friday, January 2, 2026 · 19 comments

Fewer lies! Fewer experts!

Anti-Immigrant Ideology from DHS

· Friday, January 2, 2026 · 12 comments

Not just the illegal kind. Just anti-immigrant.

Trump Vows to ‘Rescue’ Iranian Protestors if Government Uses Violence

· Friday, January 2, 2026 · 13 comments

A bold proclamation.

A Photo for Friday

· Friday, January 2, 2026 · 2 comments

“Reflected Glow”

Friday’s Forum

· Friday, January 2, 2026 · 17 comments

Project 365 2026 Starts

· Thursday, January 1, 2026 · No comments

Day One.

Project365: 2025

· Thursday, January 1, 2026 · 3 comments

Trump’s Age and Health [Updated]

· Thursday, January 1, 2026 · 13 comments

Plus, a headline reaction.

United for Iran - Global Day of Action July 25, 2009 United for Iran - Global Day of Action July 25, 2009

Another Wave of Anti-Government Protests in Iran

· Thursday, January 1, 2026 · 7 comments

The economy sparked this particular uprising.

An employee with ink-stained hands poses with a final print edition of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution at the printing press at Metro Market Media in Gainesville on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025. It was the final print run for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, after 157 years. An employee with ink-stained hands poses with a final print edition of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution at the printing press at Metro Market Media in Gainesville on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025. It was the final print run for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, after 157 years.

Atlanta Becomes Largest City Without Print Newspaper

· Thursday, January 1, 2026 · 3 comments

An era slowly fades away.

We Made it to 2026 Forum

· Thursday, January 1, 2026 · 33 comments

Happy New Year, but now what?

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