Outside the Beltway

The Russian leader may be looking over his shoulder after imposing a draft.

Putin provides an example for a Politics 101 class.

Democratic backsliding appears to be spreading to another European country.

Makin’ his way the only way he knows how, that’s just a little bit more than the law will allow.

As one does when one is confident of one’s policy choices.

What once seemed to be ‘saying the quiet part out loud’ is now administration policy.

There’s plenty of reason for optimism.

It’s much bigger than it appears.

Russian forces have been forced out of two logistical support hubs.

The last Soviet leader is gone at 91.

Stuff from last week and over the weekend that might be of interest.

The bloody conflict could go on for months, if not years.

After decades of exporting American jobs, corporations are bringing them home.

From a WaPo piece on the FSB and Ukraine.

That’s some catch, that Catch-22.

A 2020 blowout has long been presumed. But maybe it won’t happen.

The U.S. average is under $4 for the first time in months.

The former President and his supporters are crying “weaponization of the justice system.”

Instead of a clenched fist of support, it was a big middle finger to Sweden and Finland.

Moscow is playing a very strange game.

The competition is slowly ratcheting up.

Normalcy is not a bad thing.

Not only has the war changed, but so have the combatants.

The economy, it turns out, is complicated.

An embarrassing photo demonstrates the perils of leading the free world.

What is the right measure of success for the Committee investigating the Capitol riot?

The 79-year-old will be 80 on his next birthday.

Foreign policy makes strange bedfellows.

Japan’s longest-serving prime minister was killed at a campaign rally. He was 67.

Remarkably, he had contact information on there!

The Western alliance is getting stronger in the face of Russian aggression.

What happens if Ukraine can’t achieve complete victory?

He’s underwater and not going to take it anymore.

What does it all mean? It depends on who you ask.

The President continues his recent penchant for saying the quiet part out loud.

A diplomatic nightmare brewing since last week is now upon us.

Supply chain disruptions are contributing to crisis for 300 million people.

The bubble may have burst.

The Biden Administration is constantly bragging about its actions against Russia. Is that wise?

A splendid idea but why stop there?

Are retired officers on defense boards presumed liars?

The Pope is indeed Catholic. The rest is up for debate.

More willingness to subvert the election.

Crises tend to be distracting.

The proxy war is working.

Many and small beats large and heavy. Finding beats flanking. Swarming beats surging.

A fascinating report from the WSJ.

Another morale booster for the good guys.

Whether deliberate or another ‘gaffe,’ he’s likely right.