Outside the Beltway

Are we too regulated for our own good?

The obstacles to fixing the problem are many.

A trailblazing diplomat has died at 84.

Can it overcome demographics and decoupling to sustain its current unprecedented growth?

The ferocity of the global reaction to Putin’s invasion is stunning.

The American way of war kills a lot of noncombatants.

Outrage over the outrage is outrageous.

We’re likely to see more instances like the Capitol Riot and the Kyle Rittenhouse shootings.

The average American is neither progressive nor all that interested in politics.

While 96 percent of airmen are in compliance, the service is about to get smaller.

Really, they owed (and still owe) us better behavior.

American cheese will henceforth be known as liberté cheese. And not because of the metric system.

Part of a disturbing trend.

President Trump’s destruction of longstanding norms continues under his successor.

It’s harder than a looks, especially given the limited size of the problem.

The quasi-monopoly power of the world’s largest bookstore is problematic. Maybe.

The Senate’s last conservative Democrat is taking President Biden’s call for unity seriously.

We’re witnessing something not seen since 1989.

First whining about losing, now whining about legislation. (And creating chaos along the way).

Wherein I detail evidence of fraud and take the Heritage Foundation’s database of fraud to task.

Women in national security circles love this woman.

Maybe it’s not going to be Michèle Flournoy after all.

What would a reborn GOP look like and who would vote for it?

An interesting if frustrating new survey from Cato.

Presidents have appointed loyalists since time immemorial. Has this one gone too far?

Sigh.

This is no ordinary recession.

There are two theories, neither of them good.

She lost in both of her home states. She shouldn’t be embarrassed.

It’s time to start speculating about a brokered convention again,even though it probably isn’t going to happen.

President Trump has put his son-in-law in charge of building the border wall.

October’s jobs report came back better than expected but hardly something to cheer.

President Trump has reportedly pledged to Chinese President Xi Jinping that the United States would not speak out against Chinese actions in Hong Kong.

The norms of social discourse are rapidly changing in the #MeToo era.

From manufacturing to trade, the negative impact of Trump’s tariffs is becoming quite apparent.

Well that didn’t take long.

One of the giants of the progressive blogosphere is going away.

Donald Trump isn’t just admiring dictators now, he’s acting like one.

The Trump Administration has effectively declared economic warfare against the government of Nicolas Maduro. It won’t succeed, and will further victimize the already suffering Venezuelan people.

Rural Americans are much less likely to go to college than their urban counterparts. Is there a solution?

Is the Sanders-Warren position too extreme for the general election?

The Democratic Socialist wants to absorb $1.6 trillion of student debt.

While the world is largely focused on the much larger trade war with China, the United States is engaged in a similar battle with a nation that ought to be a natural ally.

President Trump says that he would not spy on a rival regime like North Korea, once again making one wonder where his loyalties lie.

While mildly embarrassing, it’s unlikely to have much impact on the race.

Yet another violation of norms by the 45th President.

An argument for an exception to the style guides.

The legendary figure was in charge of strategic forecasting at the Pentagon for decades.