Outside the Beltway

The Art of the Deal in action.

Energy prices are likely to be affected for some time.

Why not both?

“It takes money to kill bad guys.”

That’s not how any of this works.

The regime is not a -changin’.

An IR theory that is often misapplied in my view (especially by certain kinds of practitioners).

Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play?

Little Marco has come a long way.

Plus: the Strait of Hormuz.

Plans are worthless, but planning is everything.

Lethality.

An update from the Commander-in-Chief.

Is no one thinking about the end state?

Iran will soon have a new Supreme Leader. For now.

Presidential fashion choices for solemn occasions.

Oil prices are sharply up.

Apparently, not the president or his “leadership council.”

Well, it’s complicated.

Memes, movies, TV shows, and actual war. One of these things is not like the other.

They have a right to do anything we can’t stop them from doing.

Or, why having simpletons in charge is a bad idea.

What could go wrong?

Now we know why it started when it did.

Are our columnists learning? (I think you know the answer).

The nature of war does not change; only its character.

Shooting down cheap drones with expensive missiles is problematic in more ways than one.

Usually president care what the public thinks, especially at times of major military action. Not this time.

What it is and isn’t. Some polisci basics.

More excerpts from excellent columns I’ve read.

I’m sure there’s a plan for that.

Breaking news. Big if true.

Trump’s love of the unilateral is on display with serious consequences.

Preliminary thoughts from several columnists.

“Major combat operations” are underway.

USA! USA! USA!

Not so huge.

Will POTUS listen?

The appointment of white supremacist to a State Department slot creates some thoughts.

You’re going to be finding out over the next, maybe, 10 days. 10 to 15 days, pretty much, maximum.

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.