On Being Humans
There’s always a lot to think about when people die, and when people kill.
On the Newsstand:Iraq
Peacetime in America
A peacetime America poses several transitional challenges that the federal government must confront.
Utilitarianism and The Neoconservative Conceit
What J.S. Mill would say about modern American adventurism.
Three Under-Reported Takeaways from Convention Season
A look at three important issues both parties avoided, or inadequately addressed, in their convention proceedings.
Iraq’s Forgotten Postscript
One of the most remarkable untold stories of American involvement in Iraq is coming to an end.
The Sanctions Fallacy: Iran and Japan
The disadvantages of imposing sanctions too often go unexamined.
U.S.-Turkey-Iran
The United States must reenergize U.S.-Turkey relations; if it does not, it runs the risk of potentially losing one of its greatest Middle Eastern allies.
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The Resexification of War?
Grave of the Fireflies and Apocalypse Now showed malnourished toddlers and heads on stakes; Call of Duty shows badass special ops troopers shooting terrorists and riding snowmobiles.
Known and Unknown: A Memoir
The title of former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld’s memoirs–Known and Unknown–is appropriate of almost any position that requires making decisions based on predictions. In national security matters, especially during war-time as in Afghanistan and Iraq, there will be good intelligence and bad intelligence, and Clausewitz’s concept of ‘fog of war‘ can confuse even the most prescient of individuals. Rumsfeld’s memoir presents a well-researched defense of his decisions in the midst of that fog.
Governor Gary Johnson
The former New Mexico governor and 2012 GOP presidential candidate on foreign policy
Getting It Right: Compromises We Need to Reduce the Deficit
What the Super Committee should have done.
