Outside the Beltway

A childhood friend claims he had PTSD from his actions.

They were looking for a show to steal. They were fine with contracts that bind. And they were willing to make a deal

What it tells us about race and the Trump administration.

To the Trump administation this a feature, not a bug.

A little ethnic cleansing coming right up.

This would include US citizens.

Eye-rolling moral equivalence that will lessen respect for international law.

It’s likely legal and almost certainly won’t matter.

A roundup of news and opinon.

A big reaction to a small problem.

A controversial artillery round is being used effectively against Russian forces.

It’s happened. What does it mean?

And a reminder about how little the current POTUS understands.

A significant advance for LGBT rights in the world’s most populous democracy.

The military regime in Myanmar has sentenced two reporters to prison for reporting on the repression of the Rohingya Muslims.

President Trump continues to dismiss concerns about Kim Jong Un’s brutality, and to lavish praise on a man who has a considerable amount of blood on his hands.

Celebrations and a deadly day in the Middle East.

Progress in Saudi Arabia, but there’s still a long way for this backward, discriminatory society to go.

On his trip to Hanoi, President announced the latest sign that the Vietnam War is finally something both nations have manged to put behind them.

Being a public intellectual doesn’t pay.

China’s Communist Party has announced a significant change to the nation’s infamous “One Child” policy.

A new report confirms that the United States did engage in torture in the wake of the September 11th attacks.

Osama’s driver, who was convicted of only technical crimes, has had his conviction overturned on a technicality.