Outside the Beltway

Syria’s violence is slipping across it’s borders.That’s not good news at all.

Would more information about the Benghazi attacks have changed the outcome of the Presidential election?

The talking points prepared in the immediate aftermath of the Benghazi attack were heavily edited at the request of the State Department.

Debunking a conservative myth that has arisen in connection the Benghazi story.

Yesterday’s hearings shed more light while also raising yet more questions to which we’ll likely never get a satisfactory answer.

Are civil liberties once again at risk in the wake of the bombing attack in Boston?

Whether in the blogosphere or on television, people are increasingly only accessing sources of news and opinion that confirm their pre-conceived ideas.

The White House is backing an effort to overturn a bizarre ruled recently enacted by the Library of Congress

Emory’s James Wagner sees the 3/5 Compromise as the price for achieving a more perfect union.

Despite some tough questions, Congressional Republicans didn’t land a glove on Secretary of State Clinton.

The Russian adoption ban isn’t sitting well with many Russians.

Arab news giant Al-Jazeera is buying Al Gore’s failing Current TV network, hoping to get a bigger presence in the US cable market.

Last January 1, some of us made a series of predictions. Here’s how we did.

Thinking can be an uncomfortable exercise.

The candidate’s meet for one last time tonight to talk about some of the most important issues in the world.

Increasingly, the right of people to speak is being sacrificed in the name of “tolerance” and “security.”

What’s the truth about last night’s debate exchange about Libya?

The official narrative on the Benghazi consulate attack has changed again.

Iran’s currency has collapsed and there are riot police in the streets of Teheran. It appears the sanctions may just be working after all.

Sacrificing our principles in the face of mob violence is never a good idea.

The Administration’s decision to stick with the meme that the Benghazi attack was about a movie becomes more puzzling.

Wherein I engage in a little intra-blog debate.

President Obama’s remarks before the United Nations were, at least in one particular part, disappointing.

The Obama Administration’s response to the protests in the Muslim world has been entirely wrongheaded.

The Administration’s narrative regarding the attack that resulted in the death of Ambassador Christopher Stevens no longer holds water.

Understandably, Republicans are becoming nervous about the way things are going for Team Romney.

The President’s poll lead has shrunk, but there are still signs of trouble for Mitt Romney.

With Mitt Romney and Barack Obama basically saying the same things about foreign policy, it’s time to take a look at an alternative.

It’s still possible for Mitt Romney to win this election, but is it probable?