Outside the Beltway

The trailblazing television interviewer is gone at 93.

CNN’s original anchorman is gone at 82.

The Biden admin is about to take a demilitarized group off the terrorist list and some people aren’t happy about it.

A depressing magazine piece argues it is.

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.

Cuba has a new President and he isn’t named Castro, but that doesn’t mean we’re going to see significant change in the near future.

Foolishly, President Trump is rolling back part of President Obama’s opening to Cuba.

Neither President Obama nor Vice-President Biden will attend Fidel Castro’s funeral.

One of the Cold War era’s last dictators has finally died.

Even if you’re not sure who you should vote for, it’s obvious who you shouldn’t vote for.

The GOP race for President takes yet another bizarre turn.

The eighth Democratic debate raises the question of whether we really need this many debates.

For the first time since 1961, there will soon be an American Embassy in Havana, and a Cuban Embassy in Washington. It’s well past time that this happened.

We live in a random and chaotic universe.

Another step forward for U.S.-Cuban relations.

Some thoughts on a column by Roger Noriega on the Obama administration and Latin America,

Marco Rubio is the first Republican in the race who actually has a plausible chance to win the nomination, but it’s not going to be easy.

Just in case there’s any question, yes, Ted Cruz is Constitutionally eligible to serve as President.

The resumption of diplomatic relations between U.S. and Cuba, and expansion of some commercial trade ties, is historic but it’s only the first step toward the goal of ending an outdated embargo.

Newly released documents reveal that Henry Kissinger wanted to attack Cuba in the mid-1970s.

Some on the American right have a very odd view of both Nelson Mandela and the Apartheid regime he fought against.

If you thought the War On Terror might be over, think again.

Restaurant chain Chick-fil-A is facing criticism after its President’s comments on same-sex marriage.

Why have so few Republicans stood up to condemn Allen West?

Monday’s debate in Tampa was a far more subdued affair than what we saw last week.

There’s no consensus for European-style social democracy or a Randian libertarian paradise.

The normally loquacious Chávez has been almost silent since emergency surgery in Cuba on June 10th.

Theodore Sorensen, a speechwriter and close adviser to President John F. Kennedy, died today at the age of 82

Mary Anastasia O’Grady takes Jeffery Golodberg to task over his interview with Fidel Castro. Much hilarity (or, at least, poor analysis) ensues.

Fidel Castro is back in the public eye, but he’s singing a slightly different tune now.