Outside the Beltway

My latest for The National Interest, “Why Terrorists Are Worse Than Guns,” has posted.

The Boston Marathon bombing attacks are leading some politicians to make wildly absurd statements.

Big Brother is watching us. And he may be watching us a lot more after what happened in Boston.

Another Senator wants to delay immigration reform because of the attacks in Boston.

For better or worse, the attack in Boston is likely to have an impact on the immigration reform debate.

The Boston Marathon bomber must be tried in a court of law.

What Miranda does and does not cover and what consequences follow if police do not comply.

An American city was essentially shut down today. Was that the right thing to do?

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.