Representative Government Is Fiction
If we really live under a representative government, how can a president take the country to war in Syria without even a show vote in Congress?
Syria
The Wickedness of Our Foreign Policy
Individual persons who did no harm to anyone are being slaughtered and starved with the help of American politicians and military bureaucrats.
U.S. Sending Special Ops to Syria—Anonymous Officials Insist No 'Front-Line Combat'
Continuation of policy acknowledgment signaled over last week.
The War in Iraq, Part ?
Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter says to expect more U.S. "direct action on the ground" in Iraq.
Could Sovereign "Refugee Cities" Help Solve the Syrian Crisis?
With good governance and strong property rights, they could.
Are Obama and America to Blame for Syria's Disaster?
"ISIS: Inside the Army of Terror" co-author Michael Weiss on how Obama allowed a bad situation to get worse in Syria.
Obama Explains His Syria Failure on 60 Minutes
"Look, there's no doubt that it did not work," says president.
What's Really Wrong with Obama's Syria Approach, and Why His Critics' Approach is Worse
Doing something for no good reason isn't a viable policy doctrine.
Syria: Chinese Uyghurs Killing Russian Spies According to Turkey's Plan
It's a Zionist conspiracy, of course
We Need to Stop Acting as Means to Politicians' Imperial Ends
The ruling elite's machinations bear no relationship to the general interest of Americans. Think what the American empire would be if we refused to cooperate.
No, Ben Carson and Donald Trump, the Majority of Syrian Refugees to the U.S. Are Not 'Young Males' [UPDATED]
It's stupid season for American political commentary about the refugee crisis
Russia Launches Airstrikes in Syria, Earns Criticism From U.S.
U.S. says it makes the conflict riskier
The Presidential Candidates and the Syrian Refugees
The only one saying much is Martin O'Malley.
The Bogus Security Concerns Driving American Paralysis on Syrian Refugees
America's loss is Germany's gain.
Don't Let Dead Syrian Babies Drive U.S. Refugee Policy…
And don't let emotionalism drive foreign policy, or immigration laws. That's no way to run a country.
This Is Why America Should Take More Syrian Refugees
We contributed to the problem. But we've barely allowed any in.
The Obama Administration's Pathetic Response to the Syrian Refugee Crisis
It has let hawkish security considerations defeat the purpose of America's asylum program
Hundreds of Migrants Break Out of Holding Area in Hungary
Clashed with police yesterday.
Egyptian Billionaire Suggests Buying Island for Syrian Refugees—4 Million and Counting
No sign Syria's civil war is coming to an end.
Marco Rubio Is the Anti-Rand Paul on Foreign Policy
The two Tea Party senators-turned presidential aspirants present clashing visions of American power
American Foreign Policy Only Puts Us In More Danger
We would be safer from terrorism without the U.S. government.
President Obama AUMF for ISIS War Almost Ready
White House says AUMF would be limited to three years and only allow specific kinds of deployments, but covers ISIS and "associated forces."
Don't Expect Foreign Policy Restraint from Scott Walker
And for now, don't expect foreign policy specifics either.
Robert Gates: Destroying ISIS as Unrealistic as a Ground Invasion of Iraq
President Obama says he wants authorization for military action in Iraq but doesn't need it. Will there be a substantive debate in Congress?
SOTU: Obama Requests Authorization for War He Is Already Fighting
The president doesn't make the case for taking out ISIS
The Aftermath of NATO's Libya War: ISIS Reportedly Seizes Mediterranean City
Tell us again how that war went well.
New Airstrikes in Syria Target al Qaeda-Linked Militants
Airstrikes Wednesday night targeted Khorasan group
America Cannot Kill Its Way Out of the ISIS War
This is not a simple "we win, they lose" scenario.
Rand Paul: Conservative Realist?
The Kentucky senator speaks about ISIS, the Middle East, and when America should go to war
U.S. Humanitarian Aid Going to ISIS, Because Obviously
ISIS takes food, medical equipment meant for displaced Syrians
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.
