Outside the Beltway

Russia’s own government is projecting that its economy will slip into recession next year. How that will impact Putin’s current belligerence remains to be seen.

The numbers on the Ebola outbreak are bad, but they aren’t as bad as had been feared.

A knowledgeable observer has a dim forecast.

The N.F.L. and the British Government are both behind the idea of a franchise in London, but the idea doesn’t really make sense for the league, or the game.

As usual, politicians and pundits are helping to create a climate of fear and concern about Ebola that is not justified by the facts.

A second case, and the first person to apparently contract Ebola on U.S. soil. But, that’s no reason to panic.

Despite seeing the effort fail in Scotland, Catalans say they intend to move forward with their own independence effort.

The United Kingdom will stay united, but it may never be the same again.

It’s all over but the voting in Scotland.

It’s hard for a party to win four straight presidential elections. The Democrats may pull it off.

What the West does in response to Russia’s actions in Ukraine is largely up to Europe, not the United States.

Contrary to the oft-repeated slogan, the United States has negotiated with terrorists before. And we will do it again.

There’s little evidence for the conservative contention that the President has damaged America’s position in the world.

Far right parties are succeeding in Europe because the mainstream parties aren’t offering an alternative.

ATVs for liberty!

We spend more per capita than any other country in the world and yet we are outperformed on a key metric, life expectancy, by a large number of countries

The economy of the Euro Zone remains in quiet dire straits, unless you’re lucky enough to live in Germany.

NSA Director General Keith Alexander really doesn’t like the idea of a free press.

President Obama has appointed a lot of donor’s and supporters to plumb Ambassadorial slots. That’s not at all unusual.

Absent DOMA, the Full Faith and Credit Clause would seem to make gay marriage legal across the land.

The French economy has drifted into recession for the second time in four years.

Large numbers of younger workers are having trouble finding work in many parts of the developed world.

Providing a little context for Pope Francis’ background+Erick Erickson needs to learn a little history.

The notion that guns prevent tyranny is based on fantasy and movies, not reality.

Will a disagreement over accounting rules increase the bad feelings between China and the U. S.?

America’s Protestants are dying off and being replaced by non-believers.