Last Resort: Sailing into America's Post-Post-9/11 World
New series explores our current cultural dichotomy of defiance and authoritarianism.
War
$2 Billion Spy Blimp Finally Successfully Shoots Down Missile
Even the Pentagon doesn't want them anymore
Once You've Lost One of the Biggest Warhawks in Congress, It's Time to Bring the Troops Home
America's longest-serving Republican congressman turns against Afghanistan
US Soldier Who Promoted "Total War" on Islam Threatens Suit
Accuses the government of "concealing the truth" about Islam after his classes were shut down
Pentagon Rewrites Goal of Afghanistan Surge
Original goal: Push back Taliban. New goal: Prepare Afghan military
Why Your Vote Doesn't Count, Obama's Failed Narrative, Four More Years of War!: November Reason Preview!
Matt Welch and Kennedy discuss what's in the new issue of Reason.
U.S., British Navies Mass in Persian Gulf
The forces apparently anticipate an Israeli strike against Iran
U.S. Military Steps Down Afghan Links
Patrolling side-by-side was getting a bit nerve-wracking, was it?
Panetta Downplays Afghan Insider Attacks as "Last Gasps" of Taliban
Are "last gasps" the same as "death throes"?
Study: Military Drinking a "Public Health Crisis"
Gee, what could possibly be causing our troops to drink more than they did in the '90s?
Michael Moore on Obama: He's Awesome, Except When He's Not, But Vote for Him Anyway Because Romney Is Awful
Don't any of these people know there are other choices than the two major parties?
U.S. Attack on Iran Would Be a Huge Affair
Hundreds of ships, airplane, and other materials would be needed
Forty Years Ago At the Democratic Convention: Democrats, War and Intervention
Democrats have been more rhetorically anti-war than actually so
Obama Tells Vets He Kept Promises to Them
Points out ending war in Iraq, increasing health care for vets
American Exceptionalism Routs Paul Family's Foreign Policy
Rand Paul gets his four paragraphs in, but the Republican Party is still firmly interventionist.
Son of Afghan Terrorist Head Reportedly Killed
U.S. considers Haqqani network a major destabilizing force.
Chinese Media Accuses Obama of Looking For Excuses to Intervene in Syria
Say the President is thinking of using Assad's chemical weapons as justification for military intervention
Hefty Price Tag For Attack on Iran
It is estimated that an Israeli attack on Iran would cost $41.4 billion
New Warships Disappoint
The latest generation of high-tech Navy ships is too complicated and undermanned
Veterans for Peace Holding Convention in Miami
The national convention started Wednesday
Wars to End War
Advocates of America-as-world-policeman rarely grasp that their conception of "defense" endangers us by creating new enemies.
US Army Conducts Test Flight of New Blimp Over New Jersey
The new vehicle could be deployed to Afghanistan in early 2013.
War Historian John Keegan Dead at 78
Wrote more than 20 books, including The Face of Battle.
