Outside the Beltway

Democratic backsliding appears to be spreading to another European country.

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

What once seemed to be ‘saying the quiet part out loud’ is now administration policy.

There’s plenty of reason for optimism.

What is the right measure of success for the Committee investigating the Capitol riot?

Foreign policy makes strange bedfellows.

The Democrats have lots of problems. Salesmanship is pretty far down the list.

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

The Biden Administration is constantly bragging about its actions against Russia. Is that wise?

A splendid idea but why stop there?

The Pope is indeed Catholic. The rest is up for debate.

Crises tend to be distracting.

A fascinating report from the WSJ.

Another morale booster for the good guys.

Whether deliberate or another ‘gaffe,’ he’s likely right.

Intellectuals are fleeing as Soviet-style censorship returns.

Western powers may be at odds with the people doing the fighting and dying.

Evidence of mass atrocities across Ukraine continues to mount.

The only way to save our freedom is to destroy it.

It’s okay to ask a war criminal for some political dirt on your opponent, right?

The invasion has led to a series of proxy wars.

The term keeps on giving.

The President commits a Kinsley gaffe.

A hundred Senators actually didn’t mean to change our clocks.