Can America Return to Neoconservatism Without the Same Results?
Shadi Hamid’s The Case for American Power implies that true interventionism hasn’t been tried.
Bush Administration
Dick Cheney, Vice President and Self-Described 'Darth Vader,' Was a Champion of the War State
The former vice president liked being compared to the supervillain as a joke. But he had seriously villainous effects on millions of people in real life.
The Government Was Lying to You About Afghanistan. Dan Krauss Has the Receipts.
Reason is sharing an exclusive clip from Bodyguard of Lies, an upcoming documentary about the failed war in Afghanistan.
A Brief, Bloody History of All the Times the U.S. Caused Chaos in the Middle East
The conflict with Iran is the latest in a decadeslong series of regime change operations, long-term entanglements, and all-out wars that always seem to invite more problems.
Abolish the TSA
The agency has not made air travel safer but it has made it costlier and more time-consuming to fly.
Court Rules That the Government Can Hide Its Own Report on CIA Torture
The executive branch and the Senate have played hot potato with an infamous torture report, allowing the CIA to evade the Freedom of Information Act.
Tim Walz Is Against Unaccountable Wars—but He Voted To Fund Them Anyways
While the former congressman cares a lot about war powers, he has often flip-flopped on actually enforcing Congress’ red lines.
The 9/11 Plotters Should Have Been Found Guilty in a Real Court
War on Terror fears and the CIA’s torture program kept Khalid Sheikh Mohammed out of civilian courts—and prevented true justice from being served.
John Bolton Is Still Wrong About Iraq
Bolton says the Bush administration's biggest error in Iraq was failing to invade Iran too. That's madness.
The Department of Homeland Security Turns 20. Its Legacy Is Disastrous.
Surveilling American citizens without due process, separating undocumented children from their parents, the TSA—the DHS has been a failure.
How the Past 4 American Presidents Helped Escalate Tensions in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin is singularly responsible for the war that began this week. But the past four presidential administrations missed opportunities to deescalate.
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.
Does America Really Need the Foreign Agents Registration Act?
The U.S. has an interest in protecting its political system from manipulation by foreign enemies or their paid agents. But treason and espionage are already illegal, as is bribery.
Gitmo Preps for an Upgrade
This monument to the war on terror is still open, and it's costing taxpayers a fortune.
Obama Officially Kills Bush-Era Muslim Registry Program Before Trump Can Resurrect It
Some 93,000 immigrants were put through the NSEERS program without a single one being convicted on any terrorism charges.
Dick Cheney Doesn't Want You To Reflect on the Iraq War, So You Know It's a Good Idea To
Nearly a quarter century of American mistakes in Iraq
Republicans and Democrats Are To Blame For the Iraq War Disaster
Both sides seem all-too-capable of repeating the same mistakes again.
Sovereignty Is Such a Lonely Word
Two decades of promiscuous intervention softened the ground for Putin's expansionism.
Deputizing Everyone Doesn't Stop Terrorism, but Officials Keep Trying
We're generating an atmosphere of perpetual, low-level anxiety and excuses for official harassment.
The Bipartisan Commission Ruse
These panels are the equivalent of the participation awards handed out to every kid in little league.
The Growing Power of the Presidency
From Lincoln to Obama, the Executive Branch Has Expanded its Reach
Stop Rattling Sabers at Iran
America's hostile attitude undercuts Iranian moderates and bolstered the hardliners
Gas Prices: What Can the President Do?
The media is either economically illiterate or deliberately biased on the matter.
Obama's Record Builds On Bush's Security Policies, Civil Liberties Violations
Little daylight between the two
Government Responds to 9/11 FOIA Request, 11 Years Later
A bipartisan deficiency in transparency
Obama Begins His Second Term—and Bush's Fourth
Obama has carried forward Bush policies that are most expansive of government power.
