Outside the Beltway

“Dr. Ruth” is gone at 96.

The most important and controversial American diplomat of the postwar era is gone at 100.

A high-stakes move.

After giving a softball interview, he apparently expected one in return.

A rare man and a rare milestone.

A wrongheaded if longstanding position.

The appetite for more resources approaches infinity.

The longtime journalist is gone at 100.

He was both the youngest and oldest man to run the Pentagon.

Biden nominees Janet Yellen, Tony Blinken, and Avril Haines are under scrutiny for their financial disclosures.

But, still very bad.

We can’t punish every politician with a mental problem, but some are clearly unfit for office.

Jared Kushner and others want one that fits on a index card.

One side is arguing over rules while the other is focused on consequences.

Despite denials and dismissals, it is clear that being an impeached President is getting under Trump’s skin.

Some reports are suggesting that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo might take on the additional role of National Security Adviser.

Yes, he was terrible at his job. But one can’t break that which is already broken.

The legendary figure was in charge of strategic forecasting at the Pentagon for decades.

Washington said farewell to John McCain today in a service that both remembered his spirit and his heroism, and stands as a sharp rebuke to what politics has been reduced to in America today.

A legendary statesman has passed.

In a closer than normal vote for the position, Rex Tillerson has been confirmed as Secretary of State.

If last night’s debate is any indication, Hillary Clinton’s campaign is about to get much more aggressive in its critique of Bernie Sanders.

One more on this topic.

Hillary Clinton continues to look more inevitable by the day, but Joe Biden doesn’t want to go away just yet.

John McCain is not a fan of Code Pink.

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

The President’s second speech to the Corps of Cadets is a vast improvement over the first.

Benjamin Wallace-Wells wonders with some irritation “Why Henry Kissinger Never Goes Away.”

Barack Obama is no Jimmy Carter.

The opening to China was entirely Richard Nixon’s idea. Henry Kissinger opposed it vehemently.

Eleanor Clift reflects on her “final issue after 50 years at Newsweek.”

Last night, the Atlantic Council honored Hillary Rodham Clinton, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, John S. Watson, Tony Bennett, and Juanes.

While no official announcements have been made, President Obama’s second term national security team appears to be taking shape.

Joe Biden says we can’t afford a president who has to learn foreign policy on the job.

R.I.P.

America’s greatest statesmen fear America’s political paralysis endangers our ability to lead the world.

Herman Cain’s promise to rely on “experts” should raise eyebrows everywhere.

One foreign policy analyst argues that President Obama should look to Nixon’s Vietnam withdrawal strategy for ideas on Afghanistan.

Despite one headline to the contrary, former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger did not endorse Jon Huntsman as our next president today.

If the Soviets had put Jews into gas chambers, it would have been a pity.

Christopher Hitchens takes us through this initial weeks with cancer with brutal introspection and wry humor.