Outside the Beltway

Is dropping it on Israel the most likely reason?

Whatever that means.

Resisting gaslighting must be social. It’s crucial for those who oppose Trump’s falsehoods to remind each other, again and again, that 2 + 2 = 4.

Is the worst of the idiocy over?

The GOP budget bill.

A case from rural Alabama.

Machines have been eliminating blue collar jobs for decades. Now they’re coming for white collar jobs.

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

The illogical of MAGA.

Yet another test of Executive power for the courts to resolve.

A shocking but completely unsurprising development.

It certainly isn’t how the US Constitution functions.

The details matter.

An evil genius controls the key levers of government.

Piling absurdity atop cruelty.

Another huge blow against Iranian’s regional strategy.

Peace, for a time.

We have crossed Putin’s red line.

One thread that runs through most explanations for Tuesday’s result.

The 45th President looks to be the 47th.

Elon is on record warning Trump supporters to be prepared for “temporary hardship”

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.

A massive follow-up to the exploding communications devices.

A regional pilot program could be expanding.

Another step closer to a regional war.

A bold strike that threatens to escalate a regional war.

Spoiler: the same people often work at both

They’re apparently ongoing. Who knew?

An odd juxtaposition in the major press.

Cruelty with compound interest.

Weak and presidentialized.

The world’s largest democracy just became more democratic.

There is a strong push inside the administration to allow use of US weapons to strike Russia.

A small, conscript-driven military has very different training and doctrine than ours.

A shocking development amidst regional turmoil.

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

Is Rafah the breaking point?

There is no obvious better state of the peace acceptable to both parties.

War crime does pay.

Novo Nordisk is worth more than home country’s Denmark annual GDP.

Two related questions.

Some interesting tidbits.

He may be fighting the last war.

A pandemic hangover may be clouding American politics.

The realignment of America’s political parties wasn’t quite what was hoped.

If we’re even bowling at all.

Ezra Klein makes a compelling case.

Cost cutting and the decline of venerable brands.