Outside the Beltway

Is America’s focus on defense weakening the country?

The idea of completely pulling out of Afghanistan after 2014 is very compelling.

It’s time to start thinking outside the box when it comes to disaster relief.

The GOP’s image problems continue

After an independent investigation blasted State Department leadership for lax security in Benghazi, three officials have resigned.

While no official announcements have been made, President Obama’s second term national security team appears to be taking shape.

People continue to spread conspiracy theories explaining the “real reason” that David Petraeus’s extra-marital affair became public.

The scandal now surrounding David Petraeus should lead people to reassess his past record.

The David Petraeus/Paula Broadwell story gets curiouser.

Without question, Barack Obama won the foreign policy debate in the 2012 campaign.

Mayor Bloomberg has decided to hold the New York Marathon Sunday even though millions are still without power and the city infrastructure is unable to cope with normal activity.

Once again, a natural disaster has caused a common economic fallacy re resurface.

Under the right circumstances, it would be possible to postpone a Presidential election.

First in a series of posts looking at the substance of the final presidential debate, ostensibly about foreign policy.

The Pentagon considers those killed by Nidal Hassan at Fort Hood three years ago victims of workplace violence, not terrorism.

A Bangladeshi man was arrested yesterday in New York for an apparent plot to bomb Federal Buildings. The entire plot was an FBI sting operation.

What’s the truth about last night’s debate exchange about Libya?

Falling on the sword?

A round of finger pointing in the aftermath of the Benghazi attack.

Will conservatives freak out if Romney loses? That’s pretty much guaranteed.

The official narrative on the Benghazi consulate attack has changed again.

The Afghanistan War is officially eleven years old today.

A five year old “shocking” video of President Obama speaking to a group of African-American ministers proves to be not very shocking at all.

Mitt Romney is a deeply flawed candidate, but that doesn’t mean the President is any better.

The Administration’s decision to stick with the meme that the Benghazi attack was about a movie becomes more puzzling.

Good journalism? Or, bad ethics?

The Romney campaign seems to be responding to criticism by pretending it hears no evil.

The Administration’s narrative regarding the attack that resulted in the death of Ambassador Christopher Stevens no longer holds water.

With Mitt Romney and Barack Obama basically saying the same things about foreign policy, it’s time to take a look at an alternative.

The White House’s theory of what happened in Benghazi is become less and less credible.

For the fourth day, American and other embassies became the focus of mass protests in many Muslim nations.

Mitt Romney’s initial response to the attacks in Egypt and Libya displayed a tendency to jump the gun rather than wait for the facts.

A day of protests over a film nobody has ever heard of has lead to the death of the U.S. Ambassador to Libya.

The 9/11 attacks and our response to them changed America, and not for the better.

The President Obama lost his cool with Speaker Boehner on debt negotiations is not nearly as important as the underlying reason a deal couldn’t be reached.