Outside the Beltway

Not one war, but five.

In another sign of the rapid secularization taking place in that country, Irish voters last weekend voted to rescind the nation’s centuries-old, albeit not recently enforced, law against blasphemy.

Marijuana is now legal in Canada, and many people are watching the country to see how it adjusts to this change.

One of the people most responsible for the personal computer revolution has passed away at the far-too-young age of 65.

By popular demand . . .

Six siblings of Arizona Congressman Paul Gosar are starring in political ads against him. This is just another unfortunate example of the extent to which our political culture has been ruined by hyperpartisan polarization.

Delaware Democratic Senator Tom Carper beat back a challenge from a ‘progressive” challenger in Thursday’s primary.

The Republican Party’s nominee for Senator in Virginia really is as bad as you’ve heard, probably worse.

Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro survived an apparent, albeit amateurish, assassination attempt yesterday in what could be a sign of underlying instability in Venezuela.

America promised immigrants who volunteered to serve in our military a fast track to citizenship. Now, we’re throwing them out.

Madison was right about politicians and ambition. He just didn’t see the how it would all play out.

The plan to put Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill appears to be running up against President Trump’s bizarre affinity for Andrew Jackson.

In what seems like an obvious response to the rise of the #MeToo movement and the cultural changes it has brought about, the Miss America pageant is making a major change.

President Trump’s attorneys have put forward a shockingly expansive view of the powers of the President.

Just as they did three years ago when they legalized same-sex marriage, Irish voters turned out in record numbers to repeal the nation’s ban on abortion.

The incident involving Paul Ryan and the House Chaplain has raised some questions.

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.

The United States can’t do any good in Syria, but we can do a lot of bad.

Nine years later, at least one member of the Norwegian Nobel Committee is admitting what seemed at the time a rather obvious fact.

A series of scandals at Oxfam and other charitable organizations raise troubling questions.

The new Black Panther movie raises a variant of the central question of the superhero genre. [No significant spoilers]

Women voters are turning decidedly against Donald Trump, this could pose problems for Republican in 2018 and beyond.

Senator Mark Warner, Vice-Chairman of the Select Committee on Intelligence, says, “We Need Revolution, Not Just Evolution” in Security Clearances.”

Anti-government protests are spreading in Iran.

As a candidate, Donald Trump liked to claim that he only hired the “top people.” and said he would do the same thing as President. So far, it isn’t working out that way.

While the President of the United States continues to create chaos, Xi Jinping consolidates his power in China.

Without mentioning his successor by name, former President Bush delivered a stinging rebuke to Trump and Trumpism.

The Supreme Court appears split on the question of whether or not partisan Gerrymandering is unconstitutional.

Hugh Hefner, who became both a cultural icon and a catalyst and reflector of vast social changes, has died at the age of 91.

The battle over Confederate statues that was resurrected by the violence in Charlottesville is off the front pages, but that doesn’t mean it’s over quite yet.

Donald Trump’s Treasury Secretary won’t commit to putting Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill.

It’s time to stop honoring the symbols of a nation of racist traitors.

Vice-President Pence is advocating the admission of Georgia into NATO. That would be a bad idea.

A Duke history professor uncovers “stealth plan” by “fifth columnists” who are seeking to overthrow democracy in the U.S. for their plutocrat masters.

#RulesMatter

Speaker Ryan’s statement about the GOP being “a 10-year opposition party” is problematic.

After a year long experiment, Playboy is bringing nudity back.

Technology continues to make more and more jobs unnecessary and irrelevant. And the consequences are going to be widespread.

Trump’s combination amateur hour/tough guy approach is not going to make the world a safer place, nor will it advance US national interest.

As with so many things, the President is demonstrating that he really doesn’t know what he is doing.

Ambassador Karlov is mostly likely not a modern day Archduke Franz Ferdinand.

Another month of solid but not spectacular jobs growth seems to guarantee that the Federal Reserve will increase interest rates this month.

Mike Pence’s night at the theater included a message from the cast. Good for them.

On Tuesday night the Establishment won and won yuge. (From new OTB contributor, Michael Bailey)

Some Hillary Clinton supporters have a foolish and unworkable “plan” to steal Trump’s victory in the Electoral College. They should abandon it.

Despite resentments, power will transition peacefully from President Obama to President Trump. We should be thankful for that rather than protesting it.

Wherein an initial attempt to understand something seen on Facebook leads to ruminations on religious liberty.