Outside the Beltway

The collapse is not his doing. But he’s accountable for the poor planning.

It appears to be only a matter of time before the SECDEF orders active-duty troops to get the shots.

Our last-ditch airstrikes only postpone the inevitable.

A shameful exit from an ill-conceived war.

He was both the youngest and oldest man to run the Pentagon.

Retired generals are no longer in the military.

The answer seems simple but it isn’t.

A serving officer was arrested for his part in events of 6 January

The Supreme Court justice least concerned with precedent wants to overturn a longstanding one.

The President used his first speech to Congress as an attempt to unite the country.

It’s harder than a looks, especially given the limited size of the problem.

New screening procedures follow a Department-wide stand-down.

Those expecting Bernie Sanders’ agenda are sorely disappointed.

What’s taking him so long?

There’s more than enough opinion journalism.

The longtime public servant has died, aged 100.

Historical precedents fall apart when we’re in a truly unprecedented time.

We’re witnessing something not seen since 1989.

Policy wonks are seeing a refreshing return to the normal order. Some believe that’s a bad thing.

History has been made in more than one way.

What we have here is failure to communicate.

A large, well-trained police force was unprepared for a foreseeable crisis.

It’s finally officially official.

As expected, the Congress has overridden his veto of the NDAA.

The President of the United States is an existential threat to the Republic.

Space Force took a year to decide what to call their uniformed members.

Some square pegs are being forced into some round holes for the sake of inclusion.

My latest for Defense One.

Not another general.

My latest for Defense One.

Yet another retired general in the post would be a bad idea.

Women in national security circles love this woman.

Maybe it’s not going to be Michèle Flournoy after all.

The purge of non-loyalists continues.

A lame duck President has fired his Secretary of Defense and replaced him in probably violation of the law.

Because of course they are.

The venerable military newspaper lives to print another day.

The Supreme Court isn’t taking much of a break this year.

The reporting demonstrates the uncomfortable truth.

Pentagon officials are speaking out about the militarization of police.

The soldier who became a national figure for testifying against President Trump has had enough.

The former NSC staffer who testified against Trump is at a career crossroads.

As the President becomes less popular, there are signs he’s losing support from his co-partisans in Congress.

The President has reportedly invoked the Insurrection Act.

Presidents have appointed loyalists since time immemorial. Has this one gone too far?

We’re passing grim milestones on a daily basis.

A proportional response.

If a global pandemic and economic crisis weren’t enough excitement . . . .

Nobody even agrees on what baselines to use.