Outside the Beltway

That’s not how any of this works.

Shooting down cheap drones with expensive missiles is problematic in more ways than one.

Apparently, masterminding an insurrection is a crime in some countries.

The long-awaited document is less disruptive than it appears on the surface.

The question mark is for the peak, not for the cowardice.

The NYT has discovered that Trump is old.

Bret Stephens wants to oust Maduro in Venezuela.

No Kings, dontcha know.

The public is much less concerned than you are.

A few more details have emerged.

Perhaps longer, but the worst in the history of the Economist Intelligence Unit report.

But reports are he will leave office “early.”

Some context.

Breaking News

Stupid is as stupid does.

Escalation? Russian desperation?

Most of the biggest countries in the world have birth rates below replacement level.

People around the world are more skeptical about governing institutions.

A legendary soldier is gone at 97.

A long overdue strengthening of a key alliance.

The inevitable response to attacks on international shipping.

Young Americans are increasingly ruling out those of the other party.

We’re in uncharted waters.

A more dangerous world is changing the relationship.

The elite consensus that free trade would bring them around is gone.

The Biden Administration wants clean energy but only for some.

A move away from a centuries old Asian practice.

Traffic deaths are going down in most of the world. Not here.

The threat is not idle and the options for responding are not good.

The Speaker’s trip was reckless, needlessly escalating an already tense situation.

We did much better in 2020 and worse since 2021 than we thought.

Addressing an analytical pet peeve (and, more importantly, correcting a mistake).

Mostly about how not to do it.

The 94-year-old legend is finally getting his due.

His stale jokes about eating dog have drawn fire for years.

Two new studies bring more questions than answers.

Some informed speculation.

North Korea’s Supreme Leader, Kim Jong Un, may be seriously ill.

Comparing South Korea to the US tells a lot about the failure of leadership in the US.

Despite our poor showing against COVID-19, we have the best infrastructure in place.

On Tucker last night, Patrick made an odd appeal (to be kind).

Why South Korea is so far ahead of us in fighting COVID-19.

Conferences, sporting events, and even school has been canceled to avoid spreading the pandemic.

Republicans are half as likely to take the outbreak seriously.

Donald Trump is once again trying to deflect reality.

We are truly exceptional in how we choose the president.

More evidence that Trump really doesn’t know what he is doing. (Or just doesn’t care).

With one speech, Kim Jong-Un has demonstrated the Trump Administration’s North Korea policy to have been an utter failure.

New reports indicate that the North Koreans never took any of the steps to reduce their research programs that President Trump claimed they did.