Outside the Beltway

Steve Bannon is in. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs and Director of National Intelligence are out. Sort of.

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

There are two ways (at least) to have cars in America.

As with so many things, the President is demonstrating that he really doesn’t know what he is doing.

Yet more incoherent economic policy from the Tweeter in Chief. A border tax will mean that Americans will undoubtedly pay for at least part of the Great Wall of Trump™.

The Great Wall of Trump™ is almost surely going to be a disaster, the question remains how big of a disaster will it be.

Nice work, Mr. President.

Trump’s tweet may have been casual bluster posted while sitting at the breakfast table (presumably eating Wheaties®—The Breakfast of Champions). We can’t know. And finally it matters not because what really matters is that it was taken at face value by President Peña Nieto.

The problem with all the replacement talk is that there is no evidence that the GOP pathways will work.

Another television icon has passed away.

Despite the lack of evidence, Donald Trump continues to claim that there were ‘millions’ of illegal votes cast in 2016.

President Trump hinted today that he’s likely to name his Supreme Court choice next week, and the list to appears have narrowed to three men.

President Trump reverses a decision made by President Obama just over a year ago.

Despite campaign promises, President Trump appears to be putting off any immediate decision on the location of the U.S. Embassy to Israel.

The 117 CIA officers who have died in our service should not be used to score cheap political points.

Police must be seen as neutral protectors of the peace.

This will get people killed. Quite likely, including American citizens.

The first full day of Donald Trump’s Presidency consisted largely of obsessions with irrelevant facts and outright lies.

A movement motivated by hurt and fear turned into a political force eight years ago. Can another follow suit?

A speech traditionally used to unite was instead a continuation of a divisive campaign.

While vigilance is called for, America will survive Donald Trump just as it has survived everything else we’ve faced since the nation’s founding.

A majority of the Supreme Court appears to be skeptical of a Federal law barring trademark protection for “offensive” names and slogans.

The reality of global climate change made itself evident again in 2016.

The mystery of what happened aboard Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 may remain at the bottom of the Indian Ocean forever.

A potentially controversial commutation from President Obama today.

Donald Trump will take some time off after taking the Oath of Office.

British Prime Minister Theresa May made it clear that she intends to move forward with Brexit.

One of the few members of a small fraternity of heroes has passed away.

An important free speech case is coming up this week at the Supreme Court.

A long-standing staple of American culture will soon be no more.

The answer is pretty straight-forward.

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