Outside the Beltway

I couldn’t help myself.

Pondering lack of US interest in our friends to the south.

The National Security Advisor to Presidents Ford and GHW Bush has died.

As scary as the Cold War was, it did reduce the silliness in American politics.

The Administration has done nothing about intelligence reports of a grave escalation from Moscow.

Should public employee pensions be an asset in the administration’s foreign policy?

Dan Drezner makes an interesting comparison.

Is being ruled by the elderly a bad thing?

There’s nothing to see here, folks.

To defang impeachment is an invitation for presidents to ignore the rule of law.

Notwithstanding Russia’s weak position vis a vis the west, It’s Putin who seems to be winning.

The truth is that many voters are paying attention to issues that have nothing to do with impeachment or simply ignoring politics altogether.

Russia has been barred from the 2020 and 2022 Olympics as well as other international sporting events due to widespread use of performance-enhancing drugs.

Much like the President they obsequiously defend, Republicans have become useful idiots in Russia’s war on Western liberal democracy.

Further evidence that the Republican Party has turned into a cult of personalty built around Donald Trump.

The Republican Party is a cult with Donald Trump at the center and his ardent supporters are brainwashed cult members.

Thirty years ago today, history took off in a brand new direction.

President Trump has reportedly pledged to Chinese President Xi Jinping that the United States would not speak out against Chinese actions in Hong Kong.

A conservative columnist argues the legitimacy of our system is in question.

A Senate report alleges that the National Rifle Association allowed itself to become a Russian asset,

The time for sitting on the sidelines is over. Donald Trump cannot be allowed to get away with his usurpation of power, his disdain for the law, or his continued policies that have damaged the country.

Jacques Chirac, who served two terms as President of France and was a strong opponent of the Iraq War, has died.

Another day, another Trump temper tantrum.

President Trump wants to make a deal.

Under the Trump Administration, the American commitment to human rights around the world is basically dead.

The Trump Administration has effectively declared economic warfare against the government of Nicolas Maduro. It won’t succeed, and will further victimize the already suffering Venezuelan people.

There’s an inherent tension in our national ethos.

The Trump Era is raising doubts about many things, including America’s most important alliance.

Is it possible, or even appropriate, to express pride in a country that is being led by a President who stands against everything this country stands for?

President Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un met at the Demilitarized Zone for what amounts to their third summit in a year. As with the previous two, there was nothing of substance accomplished.

Former Congressman Joe Sestak is the 24th Democrat to enter the race for President.

Democrats are trying to rein in President Trump. It won’t work.

As we head toward a potential crisis in the Persian Gulf, the consequences of the President’s lies are coming home to roost.

Four years ago, Donald Trump began his campaign for President. What has followed has been as bad as could have been predicted that day.

A new report suggests that the Chinese movie-going market will surpass the American market in 2020.

A new report in The New York Times raises both national security and Constitutional concerns.

South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg laid out his foreign policy platform in a speech this week. It’s certainly an improvement over the current President.

While the American media was paying attention to President travels and travails in Europe, there was another meeting taking place.

Donald Trump has betrayed the legacy and the sacrifices of the soldiers who fought their way onto the beaches of Normandy.

Thirty years ago, when the veterans of D-Day were still relatively young and still largely with us, President Reagan delivered one of the finest speeches of his Presidency.

Seventy-five years ago today, American soldiers and our allies undertook an invasion that helped change the world.

The cost of Trump’s trade policies are well beyond the cost of soy beans.

Some 2020 Democratic hopefuls are turning to a surprising source for counsel.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has entered the race for the Democratic nomination for President, making him the 23rd candidate in an already crowded field.

President Trump’s foreign policy has largely been a failure, and there are specific reasons why.

With his attempt to overthrow the government clearly a failure, Juan Guaidó is back to calling for foreign military intervention in Venezuela.

The Trump Administration is taking an unnecessarily militaristic approach toward Iran, and that poses real dangers for the country and for the Middle East.

President Trump’s obsequious effort to please Russian President Vladimir Putin continues.

The ongoing apparent attempted coup in Venezuela is already leading to talk of American intervention in the event of a crackdown. That would be unwise and unjustified.