Outside the Beltway

Spoiler: tariff threats and other “one weird trick” approaches won’t work.

The pandemic is having serious effects in the region, and they will persist for some time.

Having two presidents sounds like a terrible sitcom idea. In reality, the situation is just plain terrible.

The President’s new attempt to ban transgender Americans from serving in the military is as legally defective as the original ban was.

The Defense Department will reportedly recommend to President Trump that transgender members of the service currently serving in the military be allowed to continue serving.

More foreign policy amateurism.

The Trump Administration has reportedly finalized its order to the Defense Department regarding a ban on military service by transgender soldiers.

A step backward on civil rights from a President who claimed he would be a friend to the LGBT community.

One of the Cold War era’s last dictators has finally died.

A decision from Mexico’s Supreme Court has opened the door to legalization of marijuana south of the border, but it’s likely to proceed much slower than in the United States or Canada.

With major theater chains having pulled out, Sony bowed to the inevitable, but now there appears to be proof that a foreign power is behind the Sony hacking attacks and threats of violence.

For the first time, Edward Snowden is talking to the American media.

Thanks to Edward Snowden, the Washington Post and the Guardian are Pulitzer Prize winners.

Some thoughts and links about the ongoing turmoil in Venezuela.

Without a deal of some kind, it’s quite likely that Edward Snowden will remain beyond the reach of U.S. law enforcement or some time to come.

Military coups used to be far more common than they are today.

The same story yet again.

Let’s keep our eye on the ball, people.

Bryan Caplan argues that the fact so many kids in the developing world don’t go to school proves that education isn’t very valuable.

A fatal car crash on a country road in Northern Virginia has become part of the national debate on over illegal immigration.

Do we care about lithium reserves in Afghanistan?