Outside the Beltway

Apparently, this is who we are now.

Being nice at dinner is easy.

“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”

The saga of Kilmar Abrego Garcia continues to underscore the immoral nature of this presidency and its power goals.

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

Some less optimistic thoughts on the SCOTUS ruling.

Nationwide protests yesterday show a growing outrage over Trump 2.0.

We are about to find out the degree to which trade wars are good and easy to win.

Can we say the administration is putting people in camps?

A little ethnic cleansing coming right up.

This would include US citizens.

America’s 39th President, and greatest ex-President, is gone at the ripe old age of 100.

The fall of the Assad regime is the end of the beginning.

A fifty-year dictatorship has been ousted. What now?

When the abnormal ceases to be.

The ludicrous appointments keep coming.

Trump’s foreign policy team is taking shape.

Staffers are in mutiny after owners killed plans to endorse Kamala Harris for President.

Plus some thoughts on mass deportation.

Hitler comparisons.

The 39th President hits the century mark.

The talk show pioneer is gone at 88.

The only let him go so long out of kindness I suppose.

A desperate measure for a desperate problem.

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

The release of a second set of figures has created a lot of hyperbole.

A Congressionally-mandated report finds “reasonable” evidence but acknowledges limitations.

Are we betraying the Founders?

A tragedy on multiple levels.

A major effort to capture the diversity of America.

Putin ignored warnings from US intelligence.

A bizarre call from the former Speaker.

The BBC’s security correspondent thinks so.

The 21st century’s most brutal conflict and the laws of war.

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

The trend toward hard-right parties continues.

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

The laws of armed conflict aren’t designed for this war.

Pick a side. No nuance allowed.

When the intellectually correct answer isn’t politically possible.

Muddled reporting of a messy situation.

A poll on Israeli support.

Where religious zealotry can lead. (So, yes, a digression into American politics).

What does “complete victory” look like?

Ali Qadhi, who led the terrorist attack on Israel last week, has been killed by the IDF. So have fleeing civilians.

The killing goes on.

A roundup of news and opinon.

Hasan Minhaj is a serial liar. Does it matter?

Membership is stalled by more support is coming.