Outside the Beltway

One hundred years after the end of World War One, the forces that led to it are waking up from a long slumber.

Robert Mueller’s office has referred an apparent effort to bribe women into making allegations against him to the F.B.I.

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley says he would not consider a Supreme Court nominee in 2020. But does he really mean it?

While I was originally content to let Brett Kavanaugh sail through to confirmation, I now feel compelled to oppose his nomination to be a Supreme Court Justice.

My last post on this subject for the weekend (I think).

Recent controversies over rules enforcement have some crying Foul!

Donald Trump is a bad, inept, and potentially dangerous President. That doesn’t mean that a ‘soft coup’ inside the White House is the answer to the problem he presents to our democratic republic.

Entertainers work for a living, too.

President Trump is alienating our allies and making friends with dictators, and the world is responding as you might expect they would.

A new study concludes that the total death toll from Hurricane Maria was vastly higher than previously reported.

Andy Bitter has taken a new job but his former employer thinks it owns his social media account.

President Trump and the President of the European Commission announced an agreement late yesterday on trade issues, but it’s long on promises and short on results.

Some additional comparative info (internationally and state-to-state).

Donald Trump continues to do something that Russian and Soviet leaders likely only thought possible in their wildest dreams, drive a wedge between the United States and its NATO allies.

The 100-mile Constitution-free zone strikes again.

Seemingly out of nowhere yesterday, the Commander-in-Chief ordered the Pentagon to create a fifth service.

European alliance and Russian goals edition.

Dan Coates, the Director of National Intelligence, has issued a strong warning that has received little attention.

The new American Ambassador to Germany is making what clearly seem to be inappropriate statements about domestic politics in Europe.

The Internet is a global platform. Should every country’s laws apply to everyone using it?

A big win for Federalism and common sense at the Supreme Court.

61 percent of Americans have a favorable impression of a man who left office a failed president.

Seven years after deactivation, the U.S. Second Fleet will be patrolling the North Atlantic again.

They hired Israeli Private Investigators to dig up dirt on former Obama officials, including Ben Rhodes and Colin Kahl.

Andrew Sullivan wonders, “Will there always be an England?”

A day after burying his wife of 73 years, the 41st President was hospitalized for an infection that had spread to his blood.

Sean Hannity was Michael Cohen’s “secret client,” but it’s not clear that should matter to anyone.

The idea that individuals have different “learning styles” is apparently not borne out by the evidence, according to recent research.

Argumentation without the intent to persuade is masturbation, not journalism.

The Atlantic fired one of their few conservative voices for saying women who have abortions should be hanged. Was this beyond the pale?

Republicans are claiming that Conor Lamb won Tuesday’s Special Election in Pennsylvania because he campaigned as a conservative. These people are either deluded or lying.

Rex Tillerson was an awful Secretary of State who simply had to go, It’s quite possible his successor will be an even greater disaster.

The eighty year old mystery regarding the fate of famed aviator Amelia Earhart may have taken a step toward being solved if the results of a new forensic study are correct.

This isn’t your ordinary windy day.

President Trump continues to make irresponsible and dangerous threats in connection with American policy toward North Korea.

Donald Trump’s dereliction of duty in response to clear evidence of Russian interference in the 2016 election is a staggering and flagrant dereliction of the duties he agreed to take on when he took the Oath Of Office more than a year ago.

The Russian government likely is quite pleased.

While I don’t always agree with her, I’ve never ceased to be amazed at the sheer vitriol she inspires, given that she’s unfailingly polite, not discernibly partisan, and bends over backwards to acknowledge the merits of competing viewpoints.

Yesterday’s Falcon Heavy Launch was a near-complete success and another amazing advance in the race to the stars.

He’s tan. He’s rested. He’s ready. And, yes, he’s running.

Fortunately, yesterday’s missile alert in Hawaii was a false alarm. However, it is raising questions about the early warning system that’s in place and the state’s preparedness in case of an actual attack.

Knowing what you don’t know is important.

A seventh woman has come forward to accuse Senator Al Franken of having groped her as calls mount from his Democratic colleagues for him to resign.

A foolish, and potentially dangerous, decision by President Trump.

More indications that Donald Trump Jr. was heavily involved in Trump campaign efforts to coordinate with foreign contacts regarding damaging information about Hillary Clinton.

President Trump sinks even lower.

August’s Jobs Report came in below expectations.

A bit of wishful thinking in the wake of Steve Bannon’s ouster.