When Humanitarianism Prolongs the Inhumane
"A future of bloodless global discipline is a chilling thing."
Peace
Bourgeois Libertarianism Could Save America
Don't underestimate the civilization-saving powers of respecting private property and generally minding your own business.
Trump Administration Says It's Ready to Sign Peace Deal With the Taliban by the End of the Month
Left unspecified: how many U.S. troops would be coming home, and when
Marianne Williamson Wants To Defeat Dark Psychic Forces With New Department of Peace
True to form, the presidential hopeful is turning the conversation around war on its head.
As Politics Get Shaken Up, a Peace Coalition Emerges
It's refreshing to see many conservatives abandon their kneejerk support for militarism, and nice to watch Joe Biden be held accountable for his support for the Iraq blunder.
Rand Paul Wants To Be Trump's Man in Iran. That Would Be Good News for Peace.
Serving as an alternative voice to the likes of Lindsey Graham and John Bolton could keep the U.S. out of unnecessary wars.
'Peace Through Strength' Is a Racket
The way to achieve peace is not to prepare for war but to reject militarism and empire, and embrace nonintervention.
Fewer People Exposed to Horrors of War
In general, the world is becoming a more peaceful place as the percentage of the total labor force represented by armed forces personnel declines.
Trump: Uniquely Qualified for an Israeli-Palestinian Peace Deal?
Trump isn't very engaged with the issue. Maybe that's a good thing.
How Would You Behave If the World Was Ending?
Apparently most folks would be nicer to each other.
There Was More Than One Christmas Truce
Officers tried to stop the Christmas Truce of 1914 from recurring, but they didn't always succeed.
There's Never Been A Better Time to Be Alive
Ronald Bailey reviews Johan Norberg's new book celebrating Progress
Did the Climate Influence Colombian Voters' Rejection of the FARC Peace Deal?
The political climate in Colombia and especially next-door Venezuela may have, a lot more than any weather concerns.
American Pessimism: Only 6 Percent Think the World Is Getting Better
Over the past century, the prospects and circumstances of most of humanity have spectacularly improved
The Season of Peace Requires Action, Not Songs
Singing about peace and goodwill while cheering America's warrior state is a repulsive spectacle.
Nobel Peace Prize: In Tunisia Alone Is the "Arab Spring" Still Green
Here's hoping that the award will help safeguard Tunisia's nascent democracy.
In Colombia's Civil War, Peasants Try to Build an Island of Peace
And of voluntary self-government too
The Iran Debate and the Echoes of History
Criticism of presidential treaties with adversarial governments goes back a long way.
The Christmas Truce of World War I
Recalling the time, 100 years ago, when soldiers refused to fight each other
Obama and Kerry Jeopardize Peace With Iran
Why does their rhetoric make us doubt their sincerity about seeking a diplomatic resolution?
Negotiating with Iran is Better than War
Diplomatic deterrence has a more impressive track record.
UN Warns New Israeli Settlement Could Set Back Peace Talks
Something always seems to be setting them back
Peres Asks Kerry Not to Screw Up Israel-Palestine Peace Plan
Yes, let's just stay out of it entirely
Chelsea Manning: Leak Motivation Was Transparency, Not Peace Activism
Does not consider herself to be a pacifist -- rather she wanted public to be better-informed