Outside the Beltway

Signs are brewing that the Chinese economy is slowing down significantly.

Under German law, this ceremony, which Jews believe dates from the time of Abraham, is now illegal.

The candidates aren’t talking about the war in Afghanistan very much, but that’s mostly because the American people don’t want them to.

President Obama issued a warning to Syria today over its chemical weapons stockpiles.

Another step in the ongoing diplomatic showdown over the founder of Wikileaks.

Eight of Cameroon’s 37 Olympians are “missing.”

The war in Afghanistan has not been a topic of discussion in the Presidential campaign, but that’s largely because there’s not much left to talk about.

Since Israel’s system is far more “socialist” by American rhetorical standards, I am not sure what his point was.

According to a new report, the CIA considers Israel to be an espionage threat.

Disseting the Romney visit to the UK and musing about the state of GOP foreign policy views.

The US government has an odd and unproductive view on the concept of talks.

The campaign silly season took a trip across the pond.

Two words spoken by a Romney aide have led to a ridiculous firestorm on the right, while the rest of their comments are being ignored.

Another study shows that voter ID laws negatively affect a lot of Americans.

Some interesting developments in Pyongyang.

Several key members of the Syrian government were killed in a suicide bomb attack today in Damascus.

Nick Cohen dubs this year’s London Games the “Censorship Olympics.” Had he called them the “London Censorship Olympics,” the “2012 Censorship Olympics,” or titled the piece “Censorship Takes London Gold” he might have faced civil or criminal penalties.

“The average Canadian has quietly become richer than the average American,” claims a pro-Canada organization.