Outside the Beltway

Even as it defies China’s illegal territorial claims with military flights, the Obama administration is urging US airlines to comply.

China sends a message, and the U.S. responds. What happens next is anyone’s guess.

Some Members of Congress are talking about pushing a bill imposing new sanction on Iran despite the deal reached in Geneva yesterday.

We spend more per capita than any other country in the world and yet we are outperformed on a key metric, life expectancy, by a large number of countries

Guess what’s coming to the dinner table.

Robert Kagan warns of “a changing world order.” But he’s grasping at rather thin straws.

Don’t blame Dallas, or 60s era Texas conservatism, for what happened in Dallas 50 years ago,

China’s Communist Party has announced a significant change to the nation’s infamous “One Child” policy.

Thanks largely to France, this weekend’s efforts to reach an interim deal on Iran’s nuclear program fell apart.

Signs of some progress in the talks over Iran’s nuclear weapons program.

Accusations of blame are already being tossed around about why Republicans lost in Virginia, and they mirror a broader debate in the Republican Party nationally.

Relations between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia seem to have soured in recent years.

I’ve been up since 3 am and drinking since 6 pm, so my reaction to a presidential war speech at 9 am may not be the definitive word

“No More Baby Steps,” my first piece for Defense News, has posted.

Bombing Country B to “send a message” to Country A is not a valid argument for bombing Country B.

The United States will go to war without UN or NATO approval.

A husband and wife do unrelated, and perfectly innocent, Google searches, and get a visit from the FBI.

In response to North Korean saber rattling and the rise of China, Japan is reassessing it’s military posture

To maintain growth China needs to consider its priorities.

The high cost of raising children is making it difficult for many Americans to have multiple children.

Just as the auto industry has, painfully, had to learn to adapt to a new world, the city will as well even if that means becoming a shadow of its former self.

There are over 1,000 Executive Branch positions requiring Senate approval. That seems excessive.

David Bosco wonders, “Why is the United Nations Ambassador in the Cabinet?”

China’s finance minister has hinted that economic growth may fall far below 7% in the second half of the year.

North Korea’s nuclear weapons aren’t going anywhere.

Some thoughts on the ongoing situation in Egypt.

Jerry Brown’s second go-round as governor has been very, very good to the Golden State.

First Quarter economic growth was weaker than originally estimated. What that means for the future is unclear.

Despite an extradition request from the United States, Edward Snowden left Hong Kong overnight on a flight to Moscow and parts unknown.

Not surprisingly, Edward Snowden has been formally charged in connection with the leak of classified NSA documents.

Edward Snowden has likely violated many laws, but, absent additional facts, treason is not one of them.

Does it matter if political leaders like each other on some personal level? Sometimes it does.