The Dangers of President Trump's Incompetence
His recklessness doesn't necessarily weaken the executive branch. In fact the opposite may be true.
ISIS
That Time an Undercover FBI Agent Told One of the 'Draw Mohammed' Shooters to 'Tear Up Texas'
And then showed up on the scene right before the attack
The Future of War Under President Donald Trump Looks Like a Swarm of Drones
Reports show possible loosening of restrictions on strikes, more CIA participation.
Pentagon Considering 'Boots on the Ground' to Fight ISIS in Syria
President Trump has promised both non-interventionism and "safe zones" in Syria. He can't have both.
Bipartisan Group Wants Congressional War Votes on ISIS, Al-Qaeda, and Yemen
A letter from a bipartisan group of representatives calls on Paul Ryan to schedule votes on AUMF resolutions.
How the Travel Ban Helps Terrorists
America offers ISIS a useful propaganda recruitment tool.
Trump's 'Muslim Ban' Hurts the Fight Against ISIS, Say U.S. Diplomats in Iraq
U.S. Embassy in Baghdad warns President Trump against betraying Iraqi allies in the fight against the Islamic State.
White House Site Relaunches with Trump's Populist Policy Proposals
Hints at actual policy plans.
Is the Real Housewives of ISIS Skit Really Sparking a Controversy?
Online outrage may not necessarily mean there's a controversy.
Donald Trump Calls For 'Big, Beautiful Safe Zones' in Syria, Wants Gulf States to Pay For Them
"Safe zones" are just "no-fly zones" by another name.
We Won't Stop Lone Wolves With More Foreign Interventions
Preemptive interventions, lengthy nation-building commitments, and a surveillance state are not the best ways to contain and prevent terror.
President Trump + Military Drones = What, Exactly?
The president-elect has said he wants to continue with strikes against terrorists, but to what degree?
Conservatarian Novelist Brad Thor: ISIS Exemplifies Islam, Trump and Clinton are Terrible
The 'Foreign Agent' author flirts with a "Salman Rushdie moment," doubles down on his #NeverTrump, #NeverHillary stance, and explains how America has "cancer."
Libyans Would Have Preferred Hillary Clinton Kept Her 'Smart Power' Away From Their Country
Five years after the fall of Gaddafi, some Libyans say life was better under dictatorship than the current chaos.
Tim Kaine Invokes bin Laden While Trying To Sell Hillary Clinton's Big ISIS Plan
But taking out al Qaeda's leadership probably didn't make the world any safer.
Which Major Party Presidential Candidate Blamed Free Speech for Terrorism Today?
Trick question-it was both of them.
Rudy Giuliani Says "Anything is Legal" in War, Including Taking Iraq's Oil
On 9/11 anniversary, "America's Mayor" defends Donald Trump's "take the oil" refrain.
Gary Johnson's Aleppo Gaffe Is an Inexcusable Blunder, But Hardly Unique to Presidential Candidates
"Serious" major party candidates screw up foreign policy questions almost every election cycle.
Terrorism Fears Create False Feelings of Insecurity
Don't be spooked by exaggerated view of threats against the U.S.
Trump's Foreign Policy: 'To the Victor Belong the Spoils'
But he doesn't want to engage in nation-building!
Rep. Barbara Lee: I Didn't Support Libya Intervention, But I Support Hillary Clinton
The one member of Congress who voted against military force after 9/11 supports career-long hawk Hillary Clinton.
GOP's Overall Message to LGBTs: We Don't Actually Want You Dead, Okay?
Are we really seeing a culture shift or a new marketing strategy for the war on terror?
Obama on His Unauthorized War Against ISIS: I'm Not Hearing 'No'
The administration argues that Congress has implicitly consented to new military operations in Iraq and Syria.
Washington Post, in Dishonest Editorial, Calls Gary Johnson 'honest but defective'
Editorial board dings Libertarian ticket for "wishful thinking" that libertarian policies could "solve a range of complicated social problems," even though candidates said no such thing
Where Did the Justice Dept. Learn to Censor Info About Violent Attacks? From the Public (Updated: Redactions Reversed)
Here are your unintended consequences for demanding media censor info about mass killers.
After Orlando, Irrelevant Solutions Dominate Discussion
Violence leads to parade of bad or useless policy proposals.
A Killing the Country Forgot
Soft targets, the Long 2002, and the specter of the Next Attack
Defending Due Process for Pre-Criminals, and Criticizing Mike Rowe's Anti-Passion Absolutism
Matt Welch talks Orlando and more on Red Eye
ISIS Isn't an Existential Threat to America
Why politicians shouldn't overestimate the terror group's power.
Sen. Rand Paul Hoping the Prospect of President Trump Might Push Congress to Reclaim War Powers
Plans to propose requirement for new military authorization to fight ISIS.
U.S. Could Deploy Forces in Libya 'Any Day,' Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Says
Waiting for the Libyan government to get it together.
Latest NDAA Prohibits Closure of Gitmo, Envisions Terrorism-Free Middle East, Expands Selective Service to Young Women
Also deals with base closures, domestic violence, and the Global Cultural Knowledge Network
PBS Explores the Origins of the Islamic State's Terror Campaign
Frontline details the history of ISIS.
ISIS Terrorist Attacks in Baghdad Amid Continued Political Chaos
More than 90 dead in multiple attacks.
Navy SEAL Killed in Iraq War Fight Against ISIS
Obama administration insists no "conventional ground troops and ground force operations on the ground".
CIA Wants Its Narrative Back, Live-Tweets bin Laden Raid Five Years Later
On Meet the Press, CIA Director John Brennan disputes the alleged Saudi-9/11 connection in the "28 pages" of congressional inquiry.
Tonight! Anthony Fisher on Fox Business' Kennedy
Along with the party panel, I help pick the right comics to send to fight ISIS.
U.S. Orders Families of Military Personnel Out of Southern Turkey
Families of State Department employees also leaving.
