Outside the Beltway

A man who survived great horrors to become a tireless witness for truth and advocate for human rights has passed away.

The cartoonist and student of human psychology is fascinated by the con artist who would be president.

One of the pioneers of the technology revolution of the past four decades has passed away.

Sarah Palin has joined such luminaries as Rush Limbaugh, Ann Coulter, Laura Ingraham, and former KKK Grand Wizard David Duke in endorsing Donald Trump’s anti-Muslim immigration plan.

The Foundation that holds the copyright on one of the most famous works about the Holocaust is seeking to extend their copyright in Europe by naming Otto Frank co-author of his daughter’s published diary.

Give Jeb Bush a DeLorean or a TARDIS and he’ll be traveling back in time to Hitler in no time!

One unqualified outsider with a history of saying outrageous things replaces another unqualified outsider with a history of saying outrageous things, at least according to yet another new poll.

Two new Iowa polls show Ben Carson passing Donald Trump in the Hawkeye State, but that’s not necessarily good news for Republicans.

Ben Carson will spend most of October on a book tour rather than campaigning for President. Further proof that he is not a serious candidate despite his standing in the polls.

Ben Carson has no government experience, he has a history of saying things that don’t seem grounded in reality, and he lacks the resources for a credible campaign. And yet, he’s closing in on Donald Trump in the polls.

In a speech in Florida, Joe Biden spoke about his possible run for the White House, and gave a very big hint that he’s leaning toward staying out of the race.

Congress is set to debate the Iran nuclear deal next month, but as far as Europe is concerned the debate is already over.

Chris Christie says he would ignore states that have legalized marijuana if he became President. Fortunately, he will most likely never be President.

In bringing Holocaust imagery into the debate over the Iran nuclear deal, Mike Huckabee has displayed the intellectual bankruptcy of his position.

A proposed California law would require all students who attend public school to be vaccinated, with limited exemptions for medical reasons.

Disturbing developments on the part of the Ukrainian government.

The Holocaust was a very atypical case of genocide.

Unlike most world leaders, Pope Francis is wiling to call a genocide a genocide.

The First World War played an intriguing role in the birth of the radical Islam we are dealing with today.

Open mouth, insert foot.

Wendy Lower documents the half-million women who helped Hitler carry out the Holocaust.

My latest for The National Interest, “Never Again, Except This Time,” has posted.

President Obama’s remarks before the United Nations were, at least in one particular part, disappointing.

A series of shocking revelations about Barack Obama’s past have not changed my view of the man who’s been in the White House three-plus years.

The differences between the parties when it comes to Iran are far less substantial than the candidate’s rhetoric would suggest.

Ahead of his big foreign policy speech, Mitt Romney has unveiled his “Foreign Policy and National Security Advisory Team” which “will assist Governor Romney as he presents his vision for restoring American leadership in the world and securing our enduring interests and ideals abroad.”

Was it wrong for the NFL to schedule its opening Sunday on the anniversary of the September 11th attacks?

The Netherlands is considering a new animal cruelty law that would effectively ban kosher and halal slaughter practices.

The United States is pressuring the Netanyahu government to move off its hard line.

Yes, bureaucracies can be annoying, but they are also vital for modern society.

Iran doesn’t like the logo for the London Olympics and is threatening to boycott if it isn’t changed.

Inevitably, the Nazis made an appearance during yesterday’s debate over health care reform in the House. It’s time for it to stop, or at least time for the rest of us to stop taking seriously anyone who resorts to such arguments.