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Speaking of Winning" " Outside the Beltway
3+ hour, 18+ min ago (380+ words) Steven L. Taylor " Thursday, June 18, 2026 " 2 comments While we are, no doubt, the hottest, most respected country of all time, it would appear that the word is not making it to the great unwashed masses of the heartland. For example, NPR reports,…...
Tired of All the Winning
6+ hour, 5+ min ago (1721+ words) James Joyner " Thursday, June 18, 2026 " 5 comments David Sanger, NYT (Trump Demanded Iran's "Unconditional Surrender.' He Got a Surprise Instead.): It was less than 15 weeks ago when President Trump, at the height of his bravado about how the war with Iran would…...
Republicans in Disarray!
7+ hour, 25+ min ago (1773+ words) James Joyner " Thursday, June 18, 2026 " 3 comments POLITICO (Trump escalates his war on Senate Republicans " and senators are striking back): President Donald Trump is making life almost impossible for Senate Republicans " and these days fewer of them are willing to just let…...
Thursday's Forum " Outside the Beltway
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (132+ words) Steven L. Taylor " Thursday, June 18, 2026 " 2 comments Of course Iran should be allowed to have ballistic missiles. Of course the regime should survive because it's nice now. Of course they should have a domestic nuclear power capability. Of course they should get…...
Netanyahu Faces Uphill Battle To Keep His Job
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (924+ words) James Joyner " Wednesday, June 17, 2026 " 7 comments Reuters (Netanyahu, Israel's arch-survivor, set to face voter fury over Iran deal): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's hopes of clinging to power in an election this autumn have long been shaky, but the interim U. S. deal…...
Everyone's A Critic " Outside the Beltway
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (1287+ words) James Joyner " Tuesday, June 16, 2026 " 1 comment The Editorial Board of the FAILING NYT claims "President Trump Lost This War." The preliminary deal ending President Trump's four-month war with Iran is welcome but brings with it hard truths. Mr. Trump made a…...
A Quick Thought or Two on MOUs
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (666+ words) Steven L. Taylor " Monday, June 15, 2026 " 2 comments While I agree with the general notion that a lousy "deal" (scare quotes oh so very intentional) at this stage of this Iranian misventure is better than maintaining the status quo, I am finding the…...
Peace in Our Time? " Outside the Beltway
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (1705+ words) James Joyner " Monday, June 15, 2026 " 8 comments Wa Po (U. S. , Iran reach a deal to end fighting, both sides say): The United States and Iran have reached a limited deal to end months of fighting, according to President Donald Trump, a top Iranian…...
Trump at 80 " Outside the Beltway
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (1271+ words) James Joyner " Sunday, June 14, 2026 " 1 comment Donald J. Trump's birthday is today, making him America's second octogenarian president. Naturally, folks are reflecting on the milestone. AP (Trump turns 80 with a showstopping spectacle of cage fights at the White House. But big issues…...
Saturday's Forum " Outside the Beltway
5+ day, 11+ hour ago (7+ words) Online Journal of Politics and Foreign Affairs...