Outside the Beltway

The Supreme Court is being asked to decide whether an American company can be required to turn over data stored on servers located overseas.

President Trump has announced that he’ll be imposing significant tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. This is an unwise decision.

A Federal Judge has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to invalidate Federal laws against marijuana use and possession.

Mexico’s President canceled a visit to the United States for the second time since Donald Trump became President due to a continued disagreement over who will pay for Trump’s border wall.

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.

President Trump’s tweets, other public statements, and actions are causing world leaders to doubt the reliability of the United States on the world stage.

A Federal Court in New York City is set to hear argument tomorrow in a case that essentially argues that a large swath of Federal laws regarding marijuana are unconstitutional.

President Trump has alienated America’s allies and friends, and they are acting accordingly.

Just over one year after President Trump’s foolish and ill-informed decision to withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership Canada has stepped in to rescue the deal.

Norway is poised to make some big changes to its drug laws.

Donald Trump’s foreign policy has been erratic, illogical, and demonstrated a clear disdain for diplomacy.

Transgender Americans will be able to enlist in the military beginning January 1st thanks to a ruling from a Federal District Court Judge.

After a long wait, gays and lesbians in Australia have achieved marriage equality.

Is it time to reexamine Presidential authority to launch a nuclear strike?

A Fox News host has debunked the Uranium One conspiracy theory being pushed by his own network.

An overwhelming majority of Australians voted in favor of marriage equality in a non-binding referendum. The ball is now in the court of the nation’s legislature to move forward.

Squirrel!

The capital of the purported caliphate declared by ISIS has apparently fallen, but that doesn’t mean the end of ISIS. In fact, it may make the group more dangerous.

More thoughts related to Gill v. Whitford and the problem of extreme gerrymandering.

Commerce Department figures report a measurable drop in international travel to the United States since the start of 2017.

President Trump’s effort to ban transgender Americans from serving in the military faces two new legal challenges.

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

It’s time to stop honoring the symbols of a nation of racist traitors.

Just about two weeks after being announced, the President’s proposed ban on military service by transgender troops is being challenged in Court.

The President has endorsed a bill that would cut legal immigration in half.

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

Is there anyone in the Trump Administration or family who hasn’t held undisclosed meetings with Russians?

Special Counsel Robert Mueller has a Trump family member in the cross hairs.

President Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris Climate Accords was neither the big win his supporters claim nor the disaster his critics fear.

President Trump is reportedly considering at least partly reversing one of the great foreign policy successes of the Obama Presidency.

Reports indicate that President Trump is preparing to fulfill a campaign promise and withdraw the U.S. from the accord on climate change reached in Paris in 2015.

Donald Trump’s first overseas trip went about as badly as you’d expect it would.

Fulfilling a promise.

Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party is set to follow through on a campaign promise.

An apparent terror attack outside Parliament in London.

I am going to construct a complicated mathematical model of the economy, and then I’m going to calibrate it using some actual data, and in the end I will be able to tell everyone how much better or worse off they are given various changes in the economy. And it will be totally and completely true. Trust me, it’s math and therefore science.

My latest is out at RealClearDefense.

Travel industry experts are reporting a noticeable drop in international travel and tourism since Donald Trump was elected President.

Two Republican Senators are introducing legislation that would result in drastic reductions in the number of people allowed into the country legally.

President Trump reverses a decision made by President Obama just over a year ago.

Concepts, basic applications, and even a bibliography! Merry Festivus, everyone.

Canada is phasing out coal as a source of electricity production by 2030. The same thing will happen in the United States no matter how much politicians try to stop it.

Another great loss for music in what has been a difficult year.

I’ve been something of a political news junkie for 40 years now. This year has burned me out.