Outside the Beltway

The fight over the continuing resolution raises some questions.

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

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

Another setback for Teheran.

The Florida governor is among several names being floated to replace Pete Hegseth.

Thinking out loud, as one does.

No, I am not kidding.

A different take on our political realignment.

After 29 days . . . a proportionate response.

Some Democrats are unhappy Harris is touting the endorsement of the Cheneys.

J. D. Vance seems to have a cruel sense of humor and issues with women. Weird!

A Republican columnist is angry that Trump, not Harris, is being seen as the incumbent.

The talk show pioneer is gone at 88.

A third (and hopefully final) post on the matter.

Some additional (and longwinded) perspective.

I don’t think its stolen valor, but Walz has played it loose when referring to his service

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

A shocking development amidst regional turmoil.

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

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

Is Rafah the breaking point?

War crime does pay.

The Western sphere widens.

It was the least they could do.

Two related questions.

People around the world are more skeptical about governing institutions.

The dance continues.

But humans made all the decisions that matter.

The Netanyahu government has few friends.

Another escalation in the longstanding “shadow war.”

The 2000 Democratic Vice Presidential nominee turned maverick is gone at 82.

The perils of speaking loudly while carrying a small stick.

The “interference with the administration of justice” enhancement was wrongly applied.

The country music singer was 62.

It’s what we do. I mean this is what we do.

The Secretary of Defense has outlined the parameters.

The Piano Man is back with a new song.

The game of tit-for-tat continues.

The inevitable response to attacks on international shipping.

A truly weird story.

A misleading survey result.

The BBC’s security correspondent thinks so.

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

Those seeking to escape the global south are facing resistance from DC to London to Paris.

World opinion and American opinion diverge significantly.

Article 99 meets Catch-22.

Tehran-backed forces are routinely shooting at American forces.

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

A poll on Israeli support.