Outside the Beltway

Michael Hastings has yet another credulous story attempting to smear the United States military.

The problem with Europe may not be the Euro, but the fact that there really aren’t any Europeans.

Philip Hammond addressed the Atlantic Council this morning in advance of a meeting with Leon Panetta.

Rick Santorum has some bizarre views when it comes to the dispute between the Israelis and the Palestinians.

Bernard Finel argues that those of us arguing against war in Iran are doing it wrong. He’s right.

Mitt Romney said the other day that the 2012 Election is about “the soul of the country.” This is most assuredly not true.

Vehement disagreement with the policy views of a country and prejudice based on immutable traits are not the same.

If there’s anyone out there, why haven’t we heard from them yet?

Not surprisingly, the last man to lead the Soviet Union believes we’d be better off if it still existed.

The United States tops the world in giving money, volunteering time, and helping strangers.

The capacity of some people to look the other way in the face of evil is astounding.

Where is the economy headed? The signals are mixed at best.

How can we know what happens next in North Korea when we didn’t even know Kim Jong-il had died?

Big news from North Korea.

After 3,193 days and more than 4,000 lives, the American war in Iraq is officially at an end.

Time Magazine has chosen “The Protester” as its Person Of The Year. Let the outrage ensue.

Yesterday’s encounter between Jon Huntsman and Newt Gingrich was less than it could have been.

Paul Krugman’s latest column, “Depression and Democracy,” is simply bizarre.

Newt Gingrich’s comments about Palestinian nationhood came up during last night’s debate.

Once again, Newt Gingrich speaks without thinking.