Senate Vote on Saudi Arms Deal Fails, But Momentum Against Saudi Alliance Growing
By a closer margin than the last time Sens. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), Chris Murphy (D-Ct.), and Al Franken (D-Minn.) tried to block a Saudi arms deal.
Foreign Policy
Trump's First Leak Arrest: An Old War on Leakers, Not a New War on the Press
Imprisoning people who reveal top-secret reports has become business as usual. Should it be?
Trump's Wrong on Trade With Germany and a Liability to the Anti-NATO Argument
Both Trump and his mainstream critics are wrong about NATO.
George Clooney Leaves Free Market Solutions Out of Proposals to Fight World Poverty
Private enterprise helps global economic development in ways besides simple charity.
Paris Agreement Climate Change
Can Trump Unilaterally Withdraw from International Climate Agreements?
Here's what the law says.
Jared Kushner's Russian Escapade
It raises the perennial question about Trump: What's worse-if he doesn't know what he's doing or if he does?
Fewer People Exposed to Horrors of War
In general, the world is becoming a more peaceful place as the percentage of the total labor force represented by armed forces personnel declines.
That Old-Time Civil Religion
Faith, dogma, and the constant reinvention of U.S. foreign policy
The Fifth Column Branches Out to Sirius XM POTUS!
Channel 124 on Saturday and Sunday. But you can still listen to the latest episode right here!
Trump Tries to Make NATO Spending Demand Stick
But he's diminished the strength of that demand since taking office.
Cory Doctorow on Cyber Warfare, Lawbreaking, and His New Novel 'Walkaway'
The novelist, activist, and BoingBoing founder on cyber warfare, Uber-style reputation economics, and what he's likely to get arrested for someday.
Trump: Uniquely Qualified for an Israeli-Palestinian Peace Deal?
Trump isn't very engaged with the issue. Maybe that's a good thing.
Trump's Saudi Trip Wasn't a Break From Tradition
But it revealed a split between America's actual foreign policy and Americans' self-image.
Trump To Muslim World: Peace Only Possible "if your Nations Drive Out the Terrorists and Extremists"
The president's speech articulates non-interventionist principles despite fiery rhetoric.
Chelsea Manning Showed Us the Consequences of War, and We Threw Her in Prison
Whistleblower who helped make WikiLeaks famous freed after seven years.
The Dangers of President Trump's Incompetence
His recklessness doesn't necessarily weaken the executive branch. In fact the opposite may be true.
Government Is the Cause of—Not the Solution to—the Latest Hacking Outbreak
A failure of transparency and responsibility by multiple nations.
White House Statement on North Korea Missile Test Name Checks Russia. Good!
North Korea poses a greater threat to other major powers like China and Russia than it does to the U.S.
Here's What It's Like To Be a Refugee
Refugees' full energies are devoted to earning money and absent family members overseas.
South Korea's New President Gives Trump Opportunity to Keep Campaign Promises
Moon has also been skeptical of U.S. defense commitments in the region.
Former Obama Lawyers Are Suddenly Worried About Illegal Wars
Unlike his predecessor, Trump has not even done us the courtesy of coming up with a laughable excuse.
Paris Agreement Climate Change
Should President Trump Keep His Promise to Cancel the Paris Agreement on Climate Change?
Instead, submit the Paris agreement as a treaty to Senate for a vote
Trump's Mixed Messages on North Korea Show Importance of Congress' Role in War Making
Checks and balances are there for a reason.
What's the Deal With Presidential Foreign Policy Doctrines Anyway?
They paper over the fact that America enjoys extraordinary latitude when choosing how to interact with the rest of the world.
Congress Reaches Spending Deal; 'Skinny Budget' Goes Out the Window
You didn't think they were really going to defund public broadcasting and slash the EPA by 31 percent, did you?
A Matter of Steel Industry Security
Steel imports are no more a threat to U.S. national security than imported sugar or lumber or tulips.
Trump, Like His Predecessors, Refuses to Call Armenian Genocide a 'Genocide'
At least he's not flagrantly breaking a solemn campaign promise, like Obama and many others did
The Only Solution to the Trumps' Conflicts of Interest
The heart of the potential for conflicts of interests is not the Trump business empire. It's the presidential power to steer benefits to particular interests.
Trump's 'Buy American. Hire American' Policy Is Dangerous Nonsense
In a political sense, the issue is much like fighting climate change.
Is Certification of Iran's Compliance With the Nuclear Deal a 'Coming of Age' for the Trump Admin?
State Department also announced review of deal-related sanctions suspensions.
U.S. Sending More Troops to Somalia—Continuing Escalation Kickstarted Last Year
About 40 U.S. troops will "train and equip" local forces.
Trump Admin Rhetoric Taking U.S.-North Korea Crisis to a Dangerous New Place, Says Kim Jong Il Biographer
The rhetoric against the Syrian government wasn't this intense before the U.S. launched missile strikes.
Donald Trump's Foreign Policy Switcheroos: The New Fifth Column, With Michael Weiss
Also: Watch Matt Welch talk North Korea on MSNBC tonight at 8 pm ET
MOABs, Russkies, Prog Rock, Jesus, Jackie Robinson, and the F-word: Matt Welch Hosts on Sirius XM 9-12 AM ET
Lots o' loose talk, w/ Dave Weigel, Michael Brendan Dougherty and more, on channel 121. Call in at 1-877-974-7487.
The Banality of U.S. Foreign-Policy Hawks And Their Media Enablers
Everyone loves Trump's Syria strike but only because it really won't change anything? SAD!
In Syria, the Wrong Kind of Humanitarian Intervention
Bombs shouldn't be taking the place of aid.
Spicer, Schmicer: Interventionist Hitler Analogies Are With Us Every Day
Interventionists will continue invoking Nazi Germany without a moment's interruption
"It's Not the Job of the United States To Enforce The Geneva Conventions Unilaterally"
Nick Gillespie debates Bill O'Reilly about the wisdom and ethics of Donald Trump's Syrian strike.
Trump Admin Embraces U.S. Role as World Policeman, Causing Attitude Shifts on All Sides on War and Trump
"Guided by the beauty of our weapons."
Trump's Risky Syria Gambit
The president's tendency to pursue easy "fixes" is going to be a problem.
There Are No Good Reasons for the U.S. To Wage War in Syria
Nick Gillespie talks Trump's missile strike on tonight's O'Reilly Factor, 8 P.M. to 9 P.M. ET on Fox News.
Trump's Syria Strike Won't Solve Any Problems But Could Make Everything Worse
The real question is what happens next.
