Outside the Beltway

After diplomatic cables in which he referred to the President in frank and disparaging terms, the British Ambassador to the United States has resigned.

Detroit shows how modern technology can lead to a virtual police state.

The victory of the U.S. Women’s team in the World Cup has renewed a long-standing argument over pay equity, but the issue is far more complicated than it seems.

A silly story for the silly season.

A weird media narrative has formed.

Billionaire Jeffrey Epstein was formally charged with multiple counts of procuring underage girls for sexual molestation.

The NYT provides an incredibly bad take on parliamentary government.

In memos to his superiors, the British Ambassador to the United States had an exceedingly frank, and negative, assessment of the current occupant of the White House.

Should the pundit class look more like America?

Not a new observation, but one that should not be forgotten.

June’s jobs report brought in stronger than expected numbers but the fact that these numbers have not been consistent all year makes one wonder what the state of the economy really is.

Ideas, not tanks.

Change isn’t likely.

A day after appearing to have conceded the issue, the Trump Administration says it is still looking for a way to include a citizenship question on the ballot.

One of America’s fist celebrity CEO’s has passed away at the age of 94.

Realistically, President Trump has very few options when it comes to dealing with Iran and its nuclear program.

Is the United States finally ready to give up on the fantasy that North Korea will surrender its nuclear weapons?

A considerable number of Republican have effectively left our party over Donald Trump. Should we go all the way?

A new racist meme questioning Kamala Harris’s background is circulating on the Internet.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi suffered a major defeat on a signature issue.

Democrats clashed, to some degree, in last night’s inaugural debate of the 2020 season but they clearly agreed far more than they disagreed.

Senators Warren and Sanders have both proposed plans to forgive student loan debt and make public colleges tuition-free. That’s easier said than done.

The Ebola outbreak that began last year in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is still a problem, and still threatening to spread.

The Trump Administration unveiled new sanctions against Iran yesterday. They’re unlikely to accomplish the entirely unrealistic goals the President claims to have in mind.

There are children being held in what amount to internment camps on the southern border under appallingly bad conditions and the President is more concerned with falsely blaming his predecessor for the problem.

Pete Butttigieg has spent the past week dealing with a crisis back in South Bend. How he handles it could have a significant impact on his campaign.

Trump and Iran.

Following through on a threat made by the President earlier this week, immigration authorities are reportedly planning mass raids aimed primarily at immigrant families starting tomorrow.

The planes were apparently in the air, and the ships in position, for an American attack on Iran last night. Then the order to pull back came in.

As Conservative MP’s continue winnowing down the list of candidates for party leader, Boris Johnson remains the overwhelming leader. However, a surprise challenger may be on his heels.

President Trump’s opening rally of the 2020 campaign sounded an awful lot like a rally from 2016

Patrick Shanahan is out as nominee to be Secretary of Defense after questions were raised during his background investigation.

A new report in The New York Times raises both national security and Constitutional concerns.

Bret Stephens (and others) are overreacting.

It’s still way too early to be predictive, but the latest head-to-head matches between the President and the top contenders for the Democratic nomination.

A quadrennial reminder.

There isn’t a lot of legislating going on.

America’s Newspaper of Record has decided the backlash isn’t worth it.

For the first time in more than thirty years, NASA is preparing to unveil a program to allow civilians to travel to the International Space Station.

The House of Representatives passed a bill that would extend protection to DACA beneficiaries and other Dreamers, but it’s likely to die in the Senate.

May’s Jobs Report came back with disappointing jobs growth, suggesting that the economy may be slowing down.

This time: India.

Justice Clarence Thomas is seemingly putting to rest any reports that he’s considering retiring in the near future.

David Brooks joins the long line of commenters predicting the GOP’s demise.

A new report indicates that Russian social media trolls are involved in spreading anti-vaccination propaganda in the United States and elsewhere.

It’s been just about fifteen months since President Trump imposed tariffs on imported steel and aluminum. Not surprisingly, those tariffs have not had the effect the President claimed they would.

Yesterday’s press event with Robert Mueller underscores the importance of congressional testimony.

Quietly, Elizabeth Warren has been campaigning and putting out policy proposals while also appearing to gain ground on her closest rival, Bernie Sanders.

White House aides asked the Navy to keep the USS John McCain “out of sight” while the President visited a Navy base in Japan earlier this week.

Despite appearing to have emerged from April’s election as the winner, Benjamin Netanyahu was unable to form a government. This means that Israel will have to hold new elections in September.