Outside the Beltway

A precision drone strike on a balcony in Kabul took out a longtime nemesis.

The US armed forces are looking for a few more good men and women.

It’s not all about Trump.

He’s underwater and not going to take it anymore.

They’re taking their eye off the ball.

The Silents and Boomers have been in charge too long.

The obstacles to fixing the problem are many.

They have lost at least seven.

Thomas gets the ball rolling, and I take off from there.

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

Pundits like Thomas Friedman struggle with premature prognostication.

The great conservative humorist is gone at 74.

Some pundits have high standards.

Hillary Clinton edition.

Yes the riots were a disgrace but the Democrats . . . .

It doesn’t matter what I believe. It only matters what I can prove.

A possible murder plot in Colombia embedded into a problematic multi-decade narrative.

This man is the face of the post-Trump party.

The matter of Executive Privilege and former Presidents is settled law.

The Vietnam War hero and one-term Georgia Senator has died at 79.

The convicted criminal has taken his shenanigans to court.

The President’s approval has plummeted, largely because of factors outside his control.

Our brains are wired to seek approval but may not be equipped to handle our modern existence.

We have good reason to believe that a longtime member of the OTB community has passed.

“Contemplation”

Two decades after a day we’ll not forget.

A blast from the past.

Grandstanding in the midst of chaos is a bad look.

The President hit all the right notes.

Our last-ditch airstrikes only postpone the inevitable.

Democrats and Independents are losing their enthusiasm. But some perspective is needed.

A shameful exit from an ill-conceived war.

For years, American troops fought a ‘forever war’ to delay the inevitable. It’s now coming.

He was both the youngest and oldest man to run the Pentagon.

A meaningless gesture that’s long overdue.

The answer seems simple but it isn’t.

We need what we aren’t going to get.

The country is in peril.

I think this underscores the problem with the 60-vote requirement.

Could this be the straw that broke the camel’s back?

A powerful symbol has been robbed of its significance.

Yes, it’s complicated, but it is also time to stop relying on cliches.

Four administrations and two decades later, it’s about to be over.

The downfall of Andrew Cuomo shines a light on toxic workplaces and governance styles.

Reflections on the events of 6 January two months later.

Debunking urban legends and Internet rumors is harder than it used to be.

The distance in accountability between the highest and the lowest must be shortened.