The ‘American Way of War’ Quiz The ‘American Way of War’ Quiz
To weigh your skills, take the eleven-question pop quiz below, and see if you deserve to be a four-star general, a gun-totin’ mercenary or a mere private.
Sep 14, 2010 / Tom Engelhardt and Nick Turse
The Pentagon Triumphant on the Media Battlefield The Pentagon Triumphant on the Media Battlefield
The military's media megaphone and the U.S. global military presence.
Sep 7, 2010 / Tom Engelhardt
Whose Hands? Whose Blood? Whose Hands? Whose Blood?
Killing civilians in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Aug 5, 2010 / Tom Engelhardt
Clueless in Afghanistan—and Washington Clueless in Afghanistan—and Washington
All the strangeness of our American world in one article.
Jul 26, 2010 / Tom Engelhardt
The Petraeus Syndrome The Petraeus Syndrome
As Petraeus takes over in Afghanistan, could success be worse than failure?
Jul 12, 2010 / Tom Engelhardt
Americans are Hooked on War Americans are Hooked on War
War has become the norm and "our world has become so oblivious to it," says Tom Engelhardt. “There’s a mindset that goes with American war making, and it&rsqu...
Jun 25, 2010 / Tom Engelhardt
America Is Detached From the War America Is Detached From the War
Bush's plotless dream, smoking drones and other strange tales from the crypt.
Jun 24, 2010 / Tom Engelhardt
Washington Is Drunk on War Washington Is Drunk on War
Mark it on your calendar. It seems we’ve finally entered the Soviet era in America.
Jun 15, 2010 / Tom Engelhardt
American Denial American Denial
A commencement address for those graduating into a disillusioned and disconnected can't-do nation.
Jun 1, 2010 / Tom Engelhardt
Obama’s Flailing Wars: A Study in BP-Style “Pragmatism” Obama’s Flailing Wars: A Study in BP-Style “Pragmatism”
The deeper strategic incoherence that lies under the president's AfPak flip-flop.
May 17, 2010 / Tom Engelhardt