Outside the Beltway

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.

Meet Edward Snowden, the 29 year old CIA/NSA contractor who has confessed to leaking the details of the NSA’s data mining projects.

Has the West inadvertently handed Iran a victory in Syria?

Denied her chance at being Secretary of State, Susan Rice will be moving to a position that is arguably just as important in shaping American foreign policy.

The government is changing the way it calculates Gross Domestic Product.

The sequestration cuts are two months old, and it seems pretty clear that the claims of doom we heard before they went into effect were heavily exaggerated.