Outside the Beltway

Pundits like Thomas Friedman struggle with premature prognostication.

NATO has stepped up in a pleasantly surprising way to resist the Ukraine invasion.

News and commentary of note.

Sanctions are already taking a toll. But the West could do more if it had the will.

Deterring Russia is a matter of principle.

The military threat is smaller, but the political one is bigger.

Putin’s forces are in Kyiv.

The first shoe has dropped.

The much-anticipated escalation has happened. Now to see how the United States and its allies respond.

The veteran journalist and Fox News original is gone at 75.

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

Expert opinion on the standoff differs sharply.

The silly season has commenced a mite early.

Three dollars and change at the pump. The cost of livin’s high and goin’ up.

Why are we still wearing cloth, which was an emergency measure?

You’re a monster, Dr. Grinch, Your heart’s an empty hole.

This time: some multi-party examples.

Counting is not necessarily as straightforward as it may seem.

Not every argument can be tested on a Pinocchio scale.

Barbados provides an illustration of a frequently misunderstood concept.

Every now and again, it’s not Mitch McConnell’s fault.

A depressing magazine piece argues it is.

A minor story that illustrates a far bigger problem in our politics.

The trailblazing soldier-statesman has died at 84.

The Politician’s Syllogism rears its ugly head.

Speaking of elections.

The legendary country music singer-songwriter known as “The Storyteller” is gone at 85.

Hungary is part of a broader global trend, but the real issue isn’t Hungary, it is the Americans who praise Hungary.

Whataboutism about a visit to Whataburger (and other tales of obfuscation).

Legislatures and school boards politicize what our kids are taught.

ZZ Top’s longtime bass player is gone.

Gotta clear those tabs.

A major first step to solving a longstanding global issue.

The author of beloved children’s books is gone at 91.

The latest bogey man is likely not well understood.

More voice, more votes, more representation.

The Watergate conspirator, author, and talk show host was 90.

Our insistence on relying on an 18th Century understanding of electoral systems is our ongoing bane (if one values representative government).

It’s time to up our protection game.

As expected, the Congress has overridden his veto of the NDAA.

We won’t have Sidney Powell to kick around any more.

A shameful farce continues to unfold.

Reminders from a perusal of the news.

What meanings might the Founders have had? How should we understand the term?

A rock and roll legend is gone too soon.

The venerable military newspaper lives to print another day.

Some recommended reading.

The Republican Party is now the mirror image of the totalitarian propagandists it used to hate.

The Republicans are putting on quite a show.