Why Liberal Hegemony? Why Liberal Hegemony?
Three new books make the case against a failed grand strategy.
Nov 12, 2018 / James Carden
The Pentagon Has Won Its Most Important War The Pentagon Has Won Its Most Important War
Despite a losing record, today’s military doesn’t have to atone for its failures.
Oct 25, 2018 / William Astore
The War Anniversary You Forgot to Mark The War Anniversary You Forgot to Mark
The media have forgotten about America’s longest war.
Oct 22, 2018 / Tom Engelhardt
Damn It, Joe Biden and Michelle Obama, Stop Rehabilitating George W. Bush! Damn It, Joe Biden and Michelle Obama, Stop Rehabilitating George W. Bush!
Biden’s decision to present Bush with a medal is more than just shameful.
Oct 15, 2018 / Steven W. Thrasher
American Policy in the Middle East Has Repeatedly Produced Insider Attacks American Policy in the Middle East Has Repeatedly Produced Insider Attacks
And it’s almost certainly true that more are on the way.
Oct 1, 2018 / Danny Sjursen
Remembering Kofi Annan Remembering Kofi Annan
He consistently expressed a powerful concern for poverty and human rights—but he often succumbed to US power and domination.
Aug 21, 2018 / Phyllis Bennis
The Generations Lost to America’s Infinite War The Generations Lost to America’s Infinite War
Wars are no longer won—they just continue forever, taking generations of American soldiers with them.
Aug 6, 2018 / Nick Turse
How the Neocon Plan to Destabilize Iran Will Blow Back on the United States How the Neocon Plan to Destabilize Iran Will Blow Back on the United States
A destabilized Iran would make post-invasion Iraq look like Disney World by comparison.
Jul 26, 2018 / Juan Cole
Constitutional Lawyer Bruce Fein on the Effort to Stop ‘Presidential Wars’ Constitutional Lawyer Bruce Fein on the Effort to Stop ‘Presidential Wars’
He’s proposing legislation that could halt extrajudicial US military intervention.
Jul 19, 2018 / James Carden
What Does It Mean to Give David Petraeus the Floor? What Does It Mean to Give David Petraeus the Floor?
Some historians worry that giving the former general an invitation to keynote means giving him a pulpit.
Jul 5, 2018 / Gunar Olsen