Outside the Beltway

It’s just about time to schedule the piteous press conference.

I get the impression that a lot of people don’t even know what “the 1967 borders” are or why they tend to be considered the logical point of departure for any type of peace negotiations.

The bungled politics of the Ryan plan.

President Obama doubled down in his speech before this year’s AIPAC conference. Why he did so only he understands.

Once again, an American President thinks he can bring peace to the Middle East.

Elias Isquith proclaims my Atlantic essay “How Perpetual War Became U.S. Ideology” to be “a total disaster.”

Erick Erickson questions Jon Huntsman’s loyalty to America.

Santorum has an interesting theory about the decline of great powers.

A conspiracy theorist is never troubled by facts.

A major law firm has withdrawn from defending DOMA in Court, and a public controversy has erupted.

The NYT says it’s time for U. S. advisers and military air traffic controllers on the ground in Libya.

Yes, please secure your home networks. But also: perhaps the police need to reevaluate their tactics.

Everywhere you turn, people are asking for money.

Francis Fukuyama: “In the developed world, we take the existence of government so much for granted that we sometimes forget how difficult it was to create.”

Two new polls show that the public supports the budget deal, but has no idea what to do to solve our long term problems.

Whenever I despair at the current state of the Republican Party, I remind myself that things aren’t much better across the aisle.

Public disclosure of campaign contributions makes it easier for incumbents to pressure backers of their opponent.

Judge Sumi’s TROs arise from a veritable cornucopia of error.

You remember how the House GOP was trying to pass laws without the Senate or the President agreeing? Yeah, about that….

Modern life requires us to put a high degree of trust in those to whom we delegate responsibility

Whether due to innumeracy or intentional deceitfulness, ThinkProgress has the JobsOhio bill totally wrong.

Politicians in office have a nasty habit of behaving completely differently than they promise on the campaign trail.

The “Obama Doctrine,” such as it is, seems to boil down to moral self-certainty combined with a glaring ignorance of reality. That’s a dangerous combination.

The antiwar movement has been strangely silent despite the fact that U.S. foreign policy hasn’t really changed that much since Barack Obama became President.

Another survey shows that Americans don’t know much about their own history, but does it really matter?

Egyptian voters have approved amendments to Egypt’s constitution.

U.S. officials are making clear that the current mission in Libya may not lead to the end of Muammar Gaddafi’s rule. If that’s the case, then why are we there in the first place?

There are many opportunities to go to war. Here’s a guide for choosing between them.

Did President Obama pull off a diplomatic masterstroke? Or is he muddling through?

Regardless of one’s preferences in terms of endgame in Wisconsin, democracy will win out.

President Obama is once again catching flak for his leisure activities.

The Nixon Center has gone from one of the most controversially named think tanks in Washington to yet another blandly named one: Center for the National Interest.