Outside the Beltway

Donald Trump had to be talked down from considering military intervention in Venezuela.

Frank Carlucci, who served as President Reagan’s last Secretary of Defense, has died at 87.

A blast from the past as Oliver North, who was once at the center of a major Washington scandal, is named President of the National Rifle Association.

Cuba has a new President and he isn’t named Castro, but that doesn’t mean we’re going to see significant change in the near future.

Without Congressional authorization, any attack on Syria would be illegal, but don’t expect Congress to do anything about it.

The answer is, of course, no. Really, this is a post about the wall as policy.

Continuing a long-standard tradition, the Trump Administration claims it doesn’t need to get legal authorization to keep American troops in Syria.

With the Administration set to commit the United States to a forever war in Syria, it’s time for Congress to act.

Some thoughts about why the president’s remarks on immigration are so problematic.

One of the Cold War era’s last dictators has finally died.

The eighth Democratic debate raises the question of whether we really need this many debates.

Nancy Reagan was a crucial part what made Ronald Reagan the man he was, and today she passed away at the age of 94.

Has the legislative branch abdicated its responsibility in US foreign policy?

After success in Scotland, it may be time to consider allowing at least some teenagers to vote.

Trying to make sense of a very complicated issue.

One of Washington’s giants has passed away.

Twenty-five years after his seminal “End of History” article, Francis Fukuyama reflects on its legacy.

Barack Obama is no Jimmy Carter.