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Everyone's A Critic " Outside the Beltway
2+ hour, 29+ min 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
1+ day, 4+ 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
1+ day, 5+ 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
2+ day, 5+ 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
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (7+ words) Online Journal of Politics and Foreign Affairs...
Is Alabama Too Woke for Florida?
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (685+ words) James Joyner " Thursday, June 11, 2026 " 2 comments Chronicle of Higher Education (Inviting a Fight, U. of Florida Taps President with DEI Record): The University of Florida's Board of Trustees voted unanimously on Wednesday to appoint Stuart R. Bell as the institution's next president, advancing…...
A Divided Country " Outside the Beltway
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (1016+ words) James Joyner " Thursday, June 11, 2026 " 8 comments Wa Po (Study splits Americans into nine political groups. Where do you belong?): As voters approach the 2026 midterm and 2028 presidential election, it's no secret that the country is highly polarized. But a new exhaustive survey…...
Hilton Advances to Second Round in CA
5+ day, 20+ hour ago (378+ words) Steven L. Taylor " Wednesday, June 10, 2026 " 2 comments I appear unable to upload images at the moment, but the results can be viewed here. All of this is an artifact of the two-round system they use in California, which isn't really a primary,…...
Britain's Decline " Outside the Beltway
6+ day, 3+ hour ago (559+ words) James Joyner " Wednesday, June 10, 2026 " 5 comments The Atlantic's Idrees Kahloon examines, "How Britain Became as Poor as Mississippi." His explanation for what happened: In the 1990s, both the Tories and Tony Blair's "New Labour" Party made the same bet: Britain was to…...
The Greatest President in History, Some Say
2+ week, 1+ day ago (88+ words) Bigger than Elvis in his prime. The Greatest President in History, Some Say Bigger than Elvis in his prime. Yesterday afternoon, President Trump posted this on his social media platform: Some, like former columnists from the Failing New York Times,…...