Outside the Beltway

The American President is once again leading the free world.

The rollout could have been smoother.

NATO has stepped up in a pleasantly surprising way to resist the Ukraine invasion.

Sanctions are already taking a toll. But the West could do more if it had the will.

The Biden administration is close to repairing the damage Trump caused.

The American way of war kills a lot of noncombatants.

The court wisely deferred to Congress in setting its own rules.

The Serbian superstar is sacrificing immortality to avoid vaccination.

Misc. stories for your enjoyment.

This time: some multi-party examples.

Russia may invade Ukraine again. The United States would prefer otherwise.

Yet another COVID-19 strain has emerged.

The erstwhile QAnon Shaman will spend another three-and-a-half years in jail.

Several stories for your consumption.

Jacob Chansley has agreed to spend 41 to 51 months in prison for his role in the 6 January riots.

An unsatisfying first(?) response.

His executive order blocks schools from having masking rules.

The Philippine president is taking a novel approach to the problem.

We’re hurting the feelings of those trying to destroy the country.

The President announced a whopping 72 initiatives to rein in corporate power and lower prices.

An unfunded mandate remains in place.

Here we go again.

Is a de minimus standard too small?

The U.S. Senators and a U.S. Representative beg to differ.

The 97-year-old former Senator and Presidential candidate is ill.

The Republican Party is not really a thing.

It’s time to up our protection game.

Mike Lindell’s behavior is both farcical and dangerous.

Some of the Capitol rioters were much more dangerous than others.

As we assess Trump’s role in all of this, it is important to think through what he did (and did not) do.

Although, as usual, he maintains his odious approach to it all.

The phone tour continues.

He’s raising the money for himself.

In a sane world, Joe Biden’s election win would not have come as a surprise. Alas . . . .

Will he be a uniter or a divider?

The Emoluments Clause is essentially unenforceable.

An interesting but unlikely-to-pass bill is about to be introduced.

New numbers show more consistency.

A stark contrast.

Another way in which the Framer’s really didn’t understand what they were creating.

Vastly more people died than needed to and the economy still crashed.

The Tara Reade allegations haven’t hurt the presumptive nominee with the party.

An 8-1 rebuke from the nation’s highest court.

Things are not looking good.

Who can keep count?

President Trump can’t handle the truth.

Or just a bump in the road?