Outside the Beltway

Thanksgiving is a giant contradiction, just like America

Netanyahu will take it.

What democratic backsliding looks like.

A fifty-year dictatorship has been ousted. What now?

Another setback for Teheran.

Trump is like a child with a new toy.

Another huge blow against Iranian’s regional strategy.

Peace, for a time.

I don’t think its stolen valor, but Walz has played it loose when referring to his service

Or more charitably, forgets due to cognitive decline

The Western sphere widens.

He’s on a winning streak not seen since Stalin.

The problem that won’t go away.

The greatest coach in college football history is hanging it up.

World opinion and American opinion diverge significantly.

A television icon is gone at 101.

A T-Day Illustration.

The NYT goes too far but not far enough.

His critics are focused on the wrong problem.

Amid warnings of war crimes, no mercy is forthcoming.

An idea, not a continent.

Turkey’s Erdogan has agreed to drop his objection.

Finally, a rationale that makes sense.

Membership is stalled by more support is coming.

A bad idea fueled by desperation.

A rare man and a rare milestone.

Normal diplomacy with an abnormal ally.

Don’t get your hopes up.

A natural disaster has compounded a man-made one.

The PRC is skirting sanctions to supply a frienemy.

Swedish right-wing provocation and Turkish short-sightedness.

A controversial artillery round is being used effectively against Russian forces.

The US Government has reluctantly decided to spell an ally’s name they way they prefer.

The times they are a changing.

The attack at the Pelosi house should surprise no one.

A brilliant national security leader is gone too soon.

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

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

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

More stories than there is time to blog.

Our ostensible ally is seeking to rebrand itself.

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

Intellectuals are fleeing as Soviet-style censorship returns.

Bargaining continues amidst poisoning and mass killing.

What will Zelensky, Putin, and the West settle for?

Strikes near the Polish border show the real possibility of escalation.

It’s hard to see how this crisis ends.