Outside the Beltway

Just exhaustingly long…

Standing up to armed tyrants is considerably harder than sloganeering.

The long-awaited document is less disruptive than it appears on the surface.

Just harness Senator Mullin’s views on regime change in Iran.

The quest for the elusive Peace Prize continues.

We may be closer to regime change than any point since the 1979 Revolution.

We’ve seen this movie before.

A bold proclamation.

The economy sparked this particular uprising.

Bret Stephens wants to oust Maduro in Venezuela.

The former Defense Secretary and Vice President is gone at 84.

What could possibly go wrong?

What democratic backsliding looks like.

The seemingly inevitable next step.

A long exposé misses the mark.

An unusual diplomatic approach.

Reality v. unreality.

Where are we with my concerns about the Trump administration?

Say what Trump wants or he’ll threaten to sue!

…they aren’t that hard to get.

Iran came “this close” to ending the Zionist regime.

Team Trump and the DIA assessment of the Iran bombings.

The preliminary DIA assessment has been leaked.

Is that really a good idea?

For all practical purposes, the Constitutional war powers have been stood on their head.

This phase seems to be over. [Or maybe not!]

I don’t question the timing.

Maximalist claims are almost surely overstated.

What? Retaliation from Iran?

It is hard to focus.

Democrats are mostly condemning it and Republicans are divided.

No. But it won’t matter.

The war is on.

Is dropping it on Israel the most likely reason?

Thinking about possible outcomes.

Cruz on supporting Israel.

Whatever that means.

We’re officially past rhyming and into history (or at least rhetoric) repeating.

The pattern of attempted intimidation continues.

Not really posts, but hey, here they are anyway.

The loss of many key leaders in short order is a serious problem.

Trump and Netanyahu do not see eye to eye on the matter.

The war is on.

A major escalation in Middle East tensions is forecast.

The newest Executive Order.

The country’s citizens are enduring power outages while Saudis are making deals for cutting-edge technology.