Outside the Beltway

President Donald Trump hosts a bilateral dinner for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Monday, July 7, 2025, in the Blue Room. President Donald Trump hosts a bilateral dinner for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Monday, July 7, 2025, in the Blue Room.

Netanyahu Faces Uphill Battle To Keep His Job

· Wednesday, June 17, 2026 · 11 comments

The wildly unpopular premier is running again in October.

I’ll Have What Friedman is Smoking…

· Monday, March 2, 2026 · 21 comments

Are our columnists learning? (I think you know the answer).

Iran War Roundup

· Saturday, February 28, 2026 · 15 comments

Preliminary thoughts from several columnists.

Did Gaza Cost Harris the Election?

· Monday, February 23, 2026 · 33 comments

The evidence is thin.

Nihilistic Violent Extremism?

· Sunday, February 8, 2026 · 13 comments

Some criminologists have identified a new trend.

President Donald Trump delivers remarks on the economy at Mount Airy Casino Resort in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania, Tuesday, December 9, 2025. President Donald Trump delivers remarks on the economy at Mount Airy Casino Resort in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania, Tuesday, December 9, 2025.

Revisiting The List One Year In

· Wednesday, January 21, 2026 · 7 comments

Mid-Week Tabbery

· Wednesday, January 21, 2026 · 23 comments

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Saturday Tabs

· Saturday, November 1, 2025 · 11 comments

President Donald Trump delivers remarks to the Knesset in Jerusalem, Israel, Monday, October 13, 2025, celebrating the U.S.-brokered ceasefire and hostage release agreement between Israel and Hamas. President Donald Trump delivers remarks to the Knesset in Jerusalem, Israel, Monday, October 13, 2025, celebrating the U.S.-brokered ceasefire and hostage release agreement between Israel and Hamas.

Trump’s Peace Deal May Prove Short-Lived

· Tuesday, October 21, 2025 · 17 comments

The hostages have been released, but the war appears back on.

President Donald Trump delivers remarks to the Knesset in Jerusalem, Israel, Monday, October 13, 2025, celebrating the U.S.-brokered ceasefire and hostage release agreement between Israel and Hamas. President Donald Trump delivers remarks to the Knesset in Jerusalem, Israel, Monday, October 13, 2025, celebrating the U.S.-brokered ceasefire and hostage release agreement between Israel and Hamas.

Trump Takes Victory Lap as Israeli Hostages Freed

· Monday, October 13, 2025 · 13 comments

All 20 living hostages have been released and the bodies of others are slowly being returned.

Trump’s Nobel Bid

· Thursday, October 9, 2025 · 36 comments

Peace Prize in our time!

President Donald Trump speaks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office after a joint press conference announcing the U.S. peace plan for Gaza, Monday, September 29, 2025. President Donald Trump speaks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office after a joint press conference announcing the U.S. peace plan for Gaza, Monday, September 29, 2025.

Trump Peace Plan to Be Implemented as Negotiations Continue

· Thursday, October 9, 2025 · No comments

A pause in fighting, release of hostages, and then . . . ?

President Donald Trump speaks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office after a joint press conference announcing the U.S. peace plan for Gaza, Monday, September 29, 2025. President Donald Trump speaks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office after a joint press conference announcing the U.S. peace plan for Gaza, Monday, September 29, 2025.

Hamas Agrees To Release Hostages But Wants Further Negotiations

· Saturday, October 4, 2025 · 11 comments

A No masquerading as a Yes to Trump’s peace deal.

President Donald Trump speaks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office after a joint press conference announcing the U.S. peace plan for Gaza, Monday, September 29, 2025. President Donald Trump speaks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office after a joint press conference announcing the U.S. peace plan for Gaza, Monday, September 29, 2025.

Trump Offers Hamas Take It Or Leave It Peace Deal

· Tuesday, September 30, 2025 · 11 comments

Netanyahu will take it.

Charlie Kirk speaking with attendees at the 2022 AmericaFest at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Charlie Kirk speaking with attendees at the 2022 AmericaFest at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona.

Crackdown on Thought Crimes

· Tuesday, September 16, 2025 · 36 comments

Cancel culture on steroids.

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Messy Reflections On The Assassination Of A Political Opponent

· Thursday, September 11, 2025 · 29 comments

To be fully human requires living with and in sometimes unresolvable contradictions

Israel Orders Gaza City Evacuated

· Tuesday, September 9, 2025 · 35 comments

The inevitable has finally arrived.

Israel Bombs Hamas Leaders in Quatar

· Tuesday, September 9, 2025 · 14 comments

BREAKING NEWS

Our Cancel Culture King

· Saturday, September 6, 2025 · 19 comments

There’s a vast difference between someone getting dogpiled on social media and the most powerful man in the world using the machinery of the state to eliminate dissent.

Monday Morning Tabs

· Monday, August 18, 2025 · 9 comments

Genocide, War Crimes, and Gaza

· Wednesday, August 13, 2025 · 45 comments

There are no satisfying answers.

President Donald Trump hosts a bilateral dinner for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Monday, July 7, 2025, in the Blue Room. President Donald Trump hosts a bilateral dinner for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Monday, July 7, 2025, in the Blue Room.

Israel To Retake Gaza City

· Friday, August 8, 2025 · 12 comments

The seemingly inevitable next step.

Tabby Thursday

· Thursday, July 31, 2025 · 12 comments

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France Recognizes Palestine

· Friday, July 25, 2025 · 42 comments

Responding to tragedy with farce.

President Donald Trump hosts a bilateral dinner for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Monday, July 7, 2025, in the Blue Room. President Donald Trump hosts a bilateral dinner for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Monday, July 7, 2025, in the Blue Room.

Did Netanyahu Prolong the Gaza War To Save Himself?

· Friday, July 11, 2025 · 26 comments

A long exposé misses the mark.

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