Outside the Beltway

China’s Communist Party has announced a significant change to the nation’s infamous “One Child” policy.

Will the GOP learn the right lessons from the just-concluded showdown? That remains to be seen.

Conservatives gathered on the National Mall today to protest the closure of memorials, but their message seems really intended for Republicans in Congress to not back down.

One Virginia Republican suggests that defaulting on our bonds wouldn’t be that big of a deal.

Why are chemical weapons a “red line” in a war where so many have been killed?

The Oval Office Address, once a common tool of the Presidency, has been in declining use of late.

Certain aspects of Egyptian civic life have improved rapidly in the wake of the military coup, raising at least some questions about the events leading up to it.

Some thoughts on the ongoing situation in Egypt.

Contemporary Americans accept actions by the state that were once the cause for revolt.

Egyptians celebrated last night, but the future is far from clear.

if reports are to be believed, there is a coup d’etat underway in Egypt.

Yesterday saw some of the biggest protests ever to rock Egypt. Where does it go from here?

This week’s Weekly Crowdsource is a search for new experts to follow.

Should bloggers be treated the same as “journalists” for the purpose of the protections granted by media shield laws?

The world’s first entirely 3-D printed gun is now a reality.

Last night, the Atlantic Council honored Hillary Rodham Clinton, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, John S. Watson, Tony Bennett, and Juanes.

The world oil markets aren’t too far away from being hit by the shock of massively increased demand from China. Somehow, we’ll have to adapt.

Because sometimes poorly contructed observations can set a fellow to writing.

The Canal made a number of impressions.

Applications to America’s Law Schools are down, because the nature of the legal profession is changing.

My latest for The National Interest, “Obama Doctrine, Reagan Doctrine,” is out.

The negotiations continue.

Ross Douthat says American women should stop being decadent and have more babies, explaining that raising children is easier than it used to be, so there’s really no excuse for women to be so selfish.

In a NYT op-ed titled “The Monster of Monticello” Paul Finkelman expresses his befuddlement that people play down Thomas Jefferson’s legacy as a slave owner.

Some people on the right apparently want to return to this map.

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

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