Outside the Beltway

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.

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!