Outside the Beltway

The odds that any of the Senators who voted no on Manchin/Toomey will pay a political price for doing so is low.

Yesterday was not a good day for the Cable “News” Network.

A bipartisan commission of elder statesmen confirms what we’ve known for years.

A new report confirms that the United States did engage in torture in the wake of the September 11th attacks.

You can either have a career in a white shoe law firm or marry a military officer. Pick one.

We treat violence by lone individuals differently than organized violence. Race, religion, and national origin have nothing to do with that.

Peter Bergen says government crackdowns since the Oklahoma City and 9/11 attacks have made getting bomb making materials harder.

We shouldn’t overreact. But we shouldn’t fool ourselves either: We’re not safe.

A former Navy SEAL charges that Blackwater snipers killed American citizens in New Orleans during Katrina’s aftermath.

Chuck Hagel has countermanded his predecessor and canceled the Distinguished Warfare Medal.

A preventative strike against North Korea is a bad idea.

Officials in the Japanese city of Yokohama mistakenly announced the launch of a North Korean missile to 40,000 followers on Twitter.

My latest for The National Interest, “It’s Not Too Soon to Tell,” has posted.

The Navy’s Blue Angels demonstration team has canceled the rest of its 2013 season in response to budget cuts.

Examining SECDEF’s call for radical overhaul of our defense structure against the fate of similar calls past.

For the moment, Hillary Clinton looks unbeatable if she chooses to run in 2016

Emily DePrang looks back at “‘Baghdad Bob’ and His Ridiculous, True Predictions.”

The Army has ruled, correctly, that the victims of Major Nidal Hassan are not entitled to the Purple Heart.

So what, exactly, is going on in North Korea? And how should we respond to Kim’s bluster?

An American fighting with Syrian rebels faces life in prison for firing an RPG against a government we’re trying to oust.

The Army has war gamed a conflict to secure a failed North Korea. It would not be a cakewalk.

One in eight Americans support drone strikes against Americans on American soil.

The Iraq War did significant damage to the legacy of the Republican Party.

Second thoughts about the Iraq War

The CIA will soon be storing our nation’s most sensitive information with a private company.

A tendency to expand objectives mid-fight has seen America fail in its last four major wars.

Chuck Hagel has cemented his legacy as the greatest Secretary of Defense ever.

Rand Paul’s filibuster has made him a darling among conservatives but it may not last.