Outside the Beltway

Another huge blow against Iranian’s regional strategy.

Peace, for a time.

Of leopards and faces.

The MSG rally.

Has the calculus of either side changed?

Is Sinwar’s assassination an opening?

Another one bites the dust.

The leading scholar on the subject dissents.

Alan Dershowitz is trying to make up his mind.

Massive numbers are taking to the streets in protest.

Another step closer to a regional war.

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

Stoking anti-Semitism for political gain

Running for President as Vice President is uniquely challenging.

The Gaza conflict has ousted a member of “the Squad.”

The war cabinet is gone. He now owns the war completely.

The moderates are gone.

Joy of four returned safe is mixed with the reality of scores of dead Palestinians.

The President declares Hamas “no longer capable” of large-scale attack.

Some 45 are dead in what Israel calls a “tragic accident.”

A collection I started but didn’t fully finish.

After weeks of protest, a solid effort.

The Israeli government has no plan. Its defense minister does.

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

Is Rafah the breaking point?

There is no obvious better state of the peace acceptable to both parties.

War crime does pay.

Neither side is willing to give up on its war aims just yet.

This is only “one alternative, and this is being murdered.”

Two related questions.

When does humanitarian catastrophe become something more?

A two-level game where unconditional support has conditions.

But humans made all the decisions that matter.

A tragedy on multiple levels.

The United States abstained but did not exercise its veto power.

The perils of speaking loudly while carrying a small stick.

Israel’s prime minister is defying red lines and humanitarian concerns.

The war could be ending soon.

Some Democrats are threatening to sit November out.

Netanyahu is defying the international community.

The inevitable response to attacks on international shipping.

Israel and Iran’s proxies are on a collision course.

The BBC’s security correspondent thinks so.

John Fetterman says he’s not a progressive.

The inevitable has happened.

World opinion and American opinion diverge significantly.

Article 99 meets Catch-22.

The cease-fire will end. What follows is not at all clear.

A bizarre statement by the head of the Roman Catholic church.