American Sniper and Blackhat
Bradley Cooper commandeers Clint Eastwood's powerful war movie, Chris Hemsworth withers in Michael Mann's cyber-crime misfire.
Iraq War
How Torture Became Just Another Government Bureaucracy
The battle isn't about morals or ethics, but rules and control.
This Week's Culture War: Arguing About a Creedence Clearwater Revival Song
When the band plays "Fortunate Son," they point the cannon at...
The U.S. Launches Another Dumb War in the Middle East. Why Hitting ISIS Will Just Make Matters Worse.
For most of this century, we've been fighting wars to enhance our security, and each time, we find ourselves with more enemies and less security.
Former Blackwater Guards Found Guilty in Iraq Shootings
Trial was over killing of 14 Iraqis in 2007.
Pentagon Sat on Reports of Iraqi Chemical Weapons
But a decade ago they wouldn't shut up about the things
Pressure Builds to Commit U.S. Troops Against ISIS; Why It's Still a Bad Idea
We may defeat ISIS at an unknown price in lives only to find that keeping the situation from deteriorating again requires putting the region under indefinite occupation.
More Military Involvement in Iraq to Come, Says Defense Secretary
Round three is sure to do the trick.
'The US military's involvement is not over' in Iraq, Says Secretary of Defense
So...this is Iraq War the Third?
Betrayed on Iraq, a Die-Hard Obama Supporter Is Burning All His 'Yes We Can' Stuff
It's worth remembering that an electoral army of anti-war millennials wanted and expected Obama to withdraw from Iraq completely.
The Danger of Unilateral Presidential Action in Iraq
ISIS is a brutal group, but Congress must insist on playing a central role in the decision-making process.
Aid and Airstrikes to Iraq (But Don't Call It 'War')
Assistance for groups threatened by ISIL, and support for U.S. personnel.
Bad Policies Are Their Own Worst Enemy
Most people don't spend much time thinking about government policies, which is why bad ones can persist for years or decades.
