Outside the Beltway

Republicans are aghast that he’s abandoned his principles.

The West continues to close Moscow off.

Western powers may be at odds with the people doing the fighting and dying.

It would be fitting but, alas, won’t happen.

The invasion has led to a series of proxy wars.

Bargaining continues amidst poisoning and mass killing.

The service is taking a big risk but not without much discussion.

We did much better in 2020 and worse since 2021 than we thought.

Can it overcome demographics and decoupling to sustain its current unprecedented growth?

New evidence changes the story ever so slightly.

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

Do you believe in miracles?

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

Yet another casualty of the Ukraine invasion.

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

Vladimir Putin is banning commodity exports.

It’s hard to see how this crisis ends.

Actions deemed unthinkable days earlier are suddenly mandatory.

The ferocity of the global reaction to Putin’s invasion is stunning.

Most people liked it more than I did.

Pundits like Thomas Friedman struggle with premature prognostication.

Addressing an analytical pet peeve (and, more importantly, correcting a mistake).

Putin’s forces are in Kyiv.

The first shoe has dropped.

What if the “fake news” is really fake news?

Out of a sense of fairness, I gave a listen.

The Biden administration is close to repairing the damage Trump caused.

There’s no keeping politics out of these Games.

The United States and its NATO allies are in a dangerous standoff.

A day late and a dollar short.

Some pundits have high standards.

A former classmate is going to be one of the US military’s most senior leaders.

A necessary but likely irrelevant gesture.

A roundup of reflection on a somber anniversary.

Our ostensibly ally is working with our chief adversary against our interests.

Modern and Pfizer are your best bets, but most of the world has had other vaccines.

Kids are getting caught in the crossfire of the fight over COVID shots.

Yet another COVID-19 strain has emerged.

A depressing magazine piece argues it is.

Good news with mixed messaging.

The President’s approval has plummeted, largely because of factors outside his control.

Why products are still hard to find and prices are so high.

American cheese will henceforth be known as liberté cheese. And not because of the metric system.

A follow-up to yesterday’s analysis.

While well-intentioned, the Chairman’s actions were illegal and dangerous.

The postmortems are well underway.

A massive investment falls just short. This time.

It’s not too late but it’s too late.