Fiona Harrigan: Why Utah Republicans Bucked Trump and Biden on Afghan Refugees
Assistant Editor Fiona Harrigan explores why the Beehive State might be uniquely suited to welcome Afghan refugees.
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Utah Wants To Help Afghan Refugees Prosper. Will the Federal Government Get in the Way?
The federal government set the tone on the beginning of the resettlement process. It continues to keep legal status for certain evacuees out of reach.
U.S. Spent Over $21 Billion on Afghan Police, Got 'Barely Qualified Mall Guards'
New SIGAR findings shine a light on America’s dysfunctional efforts to train the Afghan National Police, which “actually contributed to increasing criminality” in Afghanistan.
Destroying Islamic Fundamentalism With Books
Ideas Beyond Borders is bringing ideas about pluralism, civil liberties, and critical thinking to hotbeds of Islamic extremism.
A Double Standard Between Ukrainian and Afghan Refugees?
Critics allege, with some justice, that the Biden Administration is treating the former more favorably than the latter. If so, the right solution is to increase openness to Afghans and others fleeing war and repression, not bar more Ukrainians.
Faisal Saeed Al Mutar, Melissa Chen: Bringing Enlightenment Values to the Middle East
The co-founders of Ideas Beyond Borders talk about bringing Steven Pinker and John Stuart Mill to an audience dying for them.
Ukraine and Double Standards on Refugees
Critics are right to point out that some Western nations are treating Ukrainian refugees better than those fleeing similar horrific situations elsewhere. But the right way to address the problem is to increase openness to other refugees, not exclude Ukrainians.
Travis Peterson on America's Afghan Allies
America has wrongly abandoned thousands of Afghan allies who had been promised Special Immigrant Visas. Now, private citizens, veterans, and government personnel are trying to get them out.
In Afghanistan, Private Aid Fills Void Left by Bureaucratic Failure
Small, private groups are working to feed the hungry and evacuate the endangered.
Risking Their Lives to Rescue Afghans Left Behind
Inside the volunteer effort to save the stranded men and women who worked with the U.S. military
'Fear Is the Tool of Totalitarians': Ron Paul on War, Money, and the Libertarian Moment
The former Texas congressman and presidential candidate says his goal was to get people to think about freedom.
Biden Administration To Protect Afghans in the U.S. From Deportation
Those already in the U.S. as of March 15 may also work legally for the next 18 months.
The Stossel State of the Union
"If I do my job right, you should barely know I'm here."
The Government's Coronavirus Response Was a Complete Failure. Who Will Be Held Accountable?
From the CDC to the FDA, there are too many missteps to list.
Public Confidence in the Military Is Slipping
The drop in public trust has finally come for the Pentagon too.
One Year Into His Presidency, Joe Biden's Immigration Policy Hasn't Made Anyone Happy
Some good changes have flown under the radar. But there have been few wins—political or practical.
Released Video Footage Shows Disastrous U.S. Drone Strike That Killed Kabul Family
Surveillance clearly shows children nearby as strike was called on man mistaken for a terrorist.
Strikes on U.S. Troops Show the Need To Withdraw From Iraq and Syria
Biden rightly stuck to his guns when he defended the long-overdue U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, but he fails to apply the same logic elsewhere.
U.S. Resumes Refugee Admissions After Temporary Pause
It's a welcome move after refugee resettlement hit a record low in fiscal year 2021.
We Said Good Riddance to the Afghan War in 2021. Unfortunately, It's Not Actually Over.
Our drones still patrol the skies, and our tax dollars will be paying off the costs of failed nation-building for decades.
Canada Granted Permanent Residency to a Record Number of People in 2021
Canadian officials recognize that immigrants are key to the post-COVID economic recovery. The U.S. should take note.
Rand Paul: Feds Wasted $52 Billion on Slot Machine-Playing Pigeons, COVID Aid, Afghanistan, and More
No wonder the federal budget is so out of whack.
U.S. Drone Strikes Plunge Under Biden
But those numbers don’t include Afghanistan, and that’s a problem.
Around 28,000 Afghans Are Still Awaiting Approval To Come to the U.S. on Urgent Humanitarian Grounds
Only about 100 Afghans who have applied for temporary admission to the U.S. have been approved.
The Defense Department Shrugs Off Drone Strike That Killed 7 Children as 'Honest Mistake'
According to the Pentagon, no crimes were committed.
Congress Spends More on Defense Than the Next 10 Countries Combined
We can't afford to keep funding defense contractors' cost overruns.
The Government Has Struggled To Resettle Evacuated Afghans. A New Program Will Let Private Citizens Pick Up the Slack.
With tens of thousands of Afghans awaiting assistance, the initiative will capitalize on local knowledge and turn resettlement into a bottom-up process.
Bill Kristol and Scott Horton Debate U.S. Interventionism at the Soho Forum
A leading proponent of the invasion of Iraq vs. the editorial director of Antiwar.com.
How Afghanistan Became the First 'Feminist' War
Rafia Zakaria's controversial Against White Feminism challenges the status of icons like Simone de Beauvoir, Betty Friedan, and Eve Ensler.
The Unexpected, Predictable End of the War in Afghanistan
The bloody, tumultuous withdrawal from Afghanistan was a predictable disaster. It was also an incredible, surprising anti-war victory.
Until the Very End, the Generals Wanted Biden to Leave 2,500 Troops in Afghanistan
That would have been a huge mistake.
In U.N. Speech, Biden Says America Is Not at War for First Time in 20 Years. That's Just Not True.
Multiple military authorizations are still intact and we've still got troops in Iraq and elsewhere. And that's not even counting the drone strikes.
Pentagon Admits to Accidentally Killing Civilians, Not Terrorists, in Kabul Drone Strike
Seven children were among the 10 killed.
Democrats Try To Hide a $3 Trillion Tax Increase From Voters
The plan would make a liar out of Biden on a level reminiscent of George H.W. Bush's betrayal of his "read my lips" tax pledge.
Military Drone Strike That Killed Afghan Aid Worker, Children Has Hallmarks of Intelligence Failure
An independent investigation hasn't turned up terrorist ties or explosives.
Leaving Afghanistan
The U.S. did not leave behind a safe and stable situation, but it was never capable of creating one.
After Toppling Al Qaeda, America Wasted a Staggering Amount of Money in Afghanistan
There will likely never be a full accounting of the war's cost, but as much as $600 billion might have simply vanished due to waste, fraud, and incompetence.
Biden Won't End the Warfare-Surveillance State
National security reporter Spencer Ackerman on 9/11, mass surveillance at home, and failed wars abroad.
Spencer Ackerman: How 9/11 Destabilized America and Produced Trump
The Reign of Terror author on fighting surveillance and interventionism done in the name of stopping jihad.
9/11's Lesson: War Doesn't Work
Historian Stephen Wertheim says two decades of failed wars have finally made America more likely to embrace military restraint.
How 9/11 Actually Changed Everything
Plus, why is no one talking about the Medicare Trustees' entitlement report?
Americans Cheer Afghan Departure, But Criticize Chaotic Management
Shameful scenes like those in Kabul don’t have to happen if we avoid military interventions.
Rep. Peter Meijer Is 'Furious' at the White House's Afghanistan 'Lies'
In an interview, the Michigan Republican explains what he learned in Kabul, why Tucker Carlson is wrong about Afghan refugees, and how the 20-year occupation was an "abject failure."
Afghan Helpers Left Behind
Slow processing of SIV applications has led to an average wait time of three years and a backlog of roughly 18,000 primary applicants (and 52,000 family members).
The Federal Government Cautions Incoming Afghan Refugees Against Moving To California
Both liberals and conservatives could take some lessons from the U.S. State Department's list of cities that it recommends Afghan refugees relocate to.
Stephen Wertheim: 9/11, Afghanistan, and Failed Foreign Policy
"You don’t get to lose a war and expect the result to look like you won it," says the author of Tomorrow, the World: The Birth of U.S. Global Supremacy.
Afghanistan Withdrawal Is 'Ending an Era' of Failed Nation-Building, Says Biden
In a speech aimed at proponents of perpetual war, the president refused to apologize for exiting Afghanistan.
