Outside the Beltway

It’s . . . complicated.

Our limited attention spans.

Congress is doing something, at least.

Generations of young Americans weren’t alive or have no real memory of the event.

There has been a steady decline the last five years.

The trial judge had a conflict of interest.

Is America’s military capable of fighting the next war?

Well, that de-escalated quickly.

CNN gave the former Liar in Chief a huuuge platform.

As widely expected, Air Force Chief of Staff Charles “CQ” Brown will become the nation’s top military officer.

He’s likely to make heads explode.

Donald Trump is apparently not the only one with a fetish for war criminals.

As memory of the Cold War fades, so does support for American primacy.

A wrongheaded if longstanding position.

President Biden’s dangerous gambit seems to have succeeded.

A more dangerous world is changing the relationship.

The one-time Juiceboxer is still annoying the mainstream media.

A legal but unsavory solution to a problem.

A 34-year CIA officer’s thoughts.

James LaPorta is being scapegoated for poor editorial process.

A brilliant national security leader is gone too soon.

An unsavory practice that’s mostly legal.

The collaboration has been even more robust than advertised.

Candidate quality can matter.

It’s much bigger than it appears.

The last Soviet leader is gone at 91.

A repeat of 1860 can’t happen. But something even worse could.

As more details emerge about the documents he stole, defenders are falling away.

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

Normalcy is not a bad thing.

The nature of American political reporting distorts our perception of reality.

An embarrassing photo demonstrates the perils of leading the free world.

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

It’s not all about Trump.

The retired general and think tank president is in hot water.

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

The obstacles to fixing the problem are many.

A long-overdue milestone has been reached.

Supply chain disruptions are contributing to crisis for 300 million people.

There are too many variables to make generalized calculations.

An interesting statement from his National Security Advisor.

The proxy war is working.

A fascinating report from the WSJ.

Bargaining continues amidst poisoning and mass killing.

Ukraine’s leader wants more help than he’s going to get.

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

He’s tanned. He’s rested. Is he ready?

It’s hard to see how this crisis ends.

Actions deemed unthinkable days earlier are suddenly mandatory.