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Collateral Damage

The bombed-out ruins of an elementary school in Minab, Iran | Credit: Kyodonews/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom

War

The U.S. Government's Shifting Excuses for Bombing a School in Iran

The Trump administration has come up with contradictory reasons to avoid admitting to an obvious, terrible mistake.

Matthew Petti | 5.20.2026 1:30 PM

A yellow, gray, and orange tinted image with a world map, depictions of war, and a soldier in the middle | Illustration: Svetlana Dubovetcaia | Dreamstime.com | Pavel Bernshtam | Dreamstime.com | Brian Johnson | Dreamstime.com | Brett Critchley | Dreamstime.com | Jerome Cid | Dreamstime.com | Rawpixelimages | Dreamstime.com | Midjourney

Foreign Policy

I Once Supported Regime Change in Iraq. That's Why Venezuela Worries Me.

When we use our military and roll the dice with the fate of nations, the consequences play out in a much longer time frame than social media trends.

Phil Klay | 1.7.2026 4:04 PM

A civilian injured in an Israeli airstrike on Al-Jalaa Street is helped into an ambulance in Gaza. December 12, 2024. | Khasan Alzaanin/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom

War

The War in Gaza Is Far Worse Than You Thought

Researchers went back to check Palestinian casualty reports from October 2023. They found a deadlier month for civilians—and children—than any other chapter of the "war on terror."

Matthew Petti | 12.13.2024 11:57 AM

Politics

Burmese Python Ban Ruins Magician's Grand Finale

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 7.2.2012 12:03 PM

Politics

The Real Breaking Bad: How the Drug War Creates Collateral Damage

Paul Detrick | 5.3.2012 12:11 PM

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