Outside the Beltway

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

Millions turned out in support of basic ideals.

Thoughts and photos from downtown Montgomery, AL.

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

Peace Prize in our time!

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

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

Netanyahu will take it.

The inevitable has finally arrived.

BREAKING NEWS

There are no satisfying answers.

The seemingly inevitable next step.

Responding to tragedy with farce.

A long exposé misses the mark.

Is dropping it on Israel the most likely reason?

Not really posts, but hey, here they are anyway.

A major escalation in Middle East tensions is forecast.

The administration’s war on higher ed has escalated.

The newest Executive Order.

Terrorism in Colorado. Continued awful violence in Gaza.

Who could have known?

A major reshuffling of the foreign policy team 100 days into the administration.

Will the Netanyahu government double down on its weakening of Iran?

You know, the meritocracy at work.

A glaring example of trying to terrorize those the administration doesn’t like.

Unfortunately it is a destructive one.

A little ethnic cleansing coming right up.

More outrageous behavior.

The administration is compiling a list of every single agent who participated in the January 6 investigations.

Normal transition . . . and potential red flags.

Deadlnes make deals.

Another huge blow against Iranian’s regional strategy.

Peace, for a time.

Of leopards and faces.

No, I am not kidding.

The Congressman and Green Beret colonel will head Trump’s national security team.

It sounds the same in the original Russian.

It’s neither unprecedented nor powerful. It doesn’t exist.

After 29 days . . . a proportionate response.

Has the calculus of either side changed?

Is Sinwar’s assassination an opening?

Another one bites the dust.

After years of proxy battles, Israel and Iran are on the brink of a direct fight.

US and regional leaders are hoping for a limited operation.

The 39th President hits the century mark.

What we know a day later.

The leading scholar on the subject dissents.

A massive follow-up to the exploding communications devices.