Outside the Beltway

Who gets to claim Latino heritage?

A long-overdue milestone has been reached.

A diplomatic nightmare brewing since last week is now upon us.

Supply chain disruptions are contributing to crisis for 300 million people.

The Biden Administration is constantly bragging about its actions against Russia. Is that wise?

The face of Fox News is not the bow-tied buffoon from his “Crossfire” days.

A splendid idea but why stop there?

How rules shape the game.

Some 60% of us, including 75% of our children, have been infected.

The Pope is indeed Catholic. The rest is up for debate.

The boring moderate beat the neo-Nazi with 58% of the vote.

The incumbent should win easily but turnout is low and the consequences dire.

Brussels has gotten ahead of Washington in regulating mostly American-based Internet companies.

The proxy war is working.

Many and small beats large and heavy. Finding beats flanking. Swarming beats surging.

A fascinating report from the WSJ.

Another morale booster for the good guys.

Whether deliberate or another ‘gaffe,’ he’s likely right.

His 95-year-old mom is still Queen but has handed off many of her duties.

Intellectuals are fleeing as Soviet-style censorship returns.

The first round is currently being held.

The horrific tallies of Putin’s war of choice continue to mount.

The Defense Department shares the worst-kept secret about the war effort.

The West continues to close Moscow off.

The US conducted a preemptive strike against the GRU’s systems.

Western powers may be at odds with the people doing the fighting and dying.

World opinion has shifted even more against Russia. Will it matter?

It would be fitting but, alas, won’t happen.

Evidence of mass atrocities across Ukraine continues to mount.

The only way to save our freedom is to destroy it.

The invasion has led to a series of proxy wars.

No, presidentialism does not lock us into two parties.

Does it matter whether she’s a rube or a mastermind?

Bargaining continues amidst poisoning and mass killing.

We did much better in 2020 and worse since 2021 than we thought.

The President commits a Kinsley gaffe.

A trailblazing diplomat has died at 84.

Can it overcome demographics and decoupling to sustain its current unprecedented growth?

What will Zelensky, Putin, and the West settle for?

New evidence changes the story ever so slightly.

Ukraine’s leader wants more help than he’s going to get.

The Russian leader is very unlikely to be hauled before the Hague.

More brutality from an ostensible US ally.

No casualties, American or otherwise, have been reported.

Strikes near the Polish border show the real possibility of escalation.

An incredibly isolated Russian leader is not interested in running the country.

Vladimir Putin is banning commodity exports.

It’s hard to see how this crisis ends.

Actions deemed unthinkable days earlier are suddenly mandatory.