Outside the Beltway

There are no satisfying answers.

The Russian autocrat may be on the verge of getting what he wants.

The seemingly inevitable next step.

I am sensing a new ongoing bit…

Responding to tragedy with farce.

Seeing the effects of Trumponomics.

Trump’s One Weird Trick to end the war in Ukraine.

A dire warning from the UN.

A long exposé misses the mark.

An unusual diplomatic approach.

What fresh Hell is this?

Mail time!

…they aren’t that hard to get.

Iran came “this close” to ending the Zionist regime.

Team Trump and the DIA assessment of the Iran bombings.

The preliminary DIA assessment has been leaked.

Is that really a good idea?

For all practical purposes, the Constitutional war powers have been stood on their head.

This phase seems to be over. [Or maybe not!]

I don’t question the timing.

Maximalist claims are almost surely overstated.

What? Retaliation from Iran?

Well, I feel better now.

The war is on.

Is dropping it on Israel the most likely reason?

Thinking about possible outcomes.

Cruz on supporting Israel.

Whatever that means.

We’re officially past rhyming and into history (or at least rhetoric) repeating.

The loss of many key leaders in short order is a serious problem.

Trump and Netanyahu do not see eye to eye on the matter.

The war is on.

Spoiler alert: the joke wasn’t funny

A major escalation in Middle East tensions is forecast.

He now faces a federal indictment.

Terrorism in Colorado. Continued awful violence in Gaza.

I question the timing.

This time: Chinese students.

Five years after their divorce, the UK and EU are rebuilding ties.

The country’s citizens are enduring power outages while Saudis are making deals for cutting-edge technology.

What Trump and DOGE hath wrought.

A snapshot from Saudi Arabia.

What it tells us about race and the Trump administration.

A temporary respite that doesn’t solve fundamental disagreements.

Who could have known?

Facts are stubborn things.

The scholar-statesman best known for coining “soft power” has died at 88.

India and Pakistan are playing a dangerous game of tit for tat.

“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”