Syria

Policy

6 Ways Obama Contradicts Himself in Waging War on ISIS

The president's confused and confusing explanation of his new military campaign

Jacob Sullum | 9.24.2014 7:00 AM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: Our New War, With John Bolton, Thaddeus McCotter, and Michael Weiss; Plus Cuddle Parties, White House Jumpers, Confessions of an Asset-Forfeiture Judge, the Steve Hayes Terrorist Threat, and Aftershow

Matt Welch | 9.23.2014 8:04 PM

ISIS

Four Reasons Bombing ISIS in Syria Isn't Well Thought-Out

Bad idea

Ed Krayewski | 9.23.2014 4:30 PM

ISIS

Obama on ISIS Strikes in Syria: Has 'Bipartisan Support,' But No Sign of Actual Vote

Scott Shackford | 9.23.2014 11:40 AM

World

The Consequences of Expanding Obama's ISIS War Into Syria

This week's foreign-policy follies.

Jesse Walker | 9.23.2014 10:10 AM

World

Video: Navy Launches Missiles Toward ISIS in Syria

Reason Staff | 9.23.2014 7:50 AM

World

Obama Wages Unconstitutional War, Amash Blames Congressional Leaders

"It's irresponsible & immoral."

Robby Soave | 9.23.2014 1:23 AM

ISIS

We Have No Idea How Much It Will Cost to Do Whatever We're Doing to ISIS in Syria Right Now

Scott Shackford | 9.22.2014 10:25 PM

Syria

A Year After First Suggested, U.S. Bombing Syria. Authorization? LOL

Ed Krayewski | 9.22.2014 10:03 PM

Politics

US Now Bombing ISIS in Syria…Developing

Nick Gillespie | 9.22.2014 9:38 PM

Syria

Pentagon: U.S. Bombing Syria

ISIS likely target

Reason Staff | 9.22.2014 9:37 PM

Politics

Nick Gillespie, Bernard Kerik Debate ISIS on CNN's Smerconish

Nick Gillespie | 9.21.2014 9:28 AM

Politics

3 Reasons to NOT Fight ISIS

Nick Gillespie and Meredith Bragg | 9.20.2014 7:00 PM

Rand Paul

Sen. Rand Paul Reiterates: Less Intervention Doesn't Mean No Intervention, Ever

Scott Shackford | 9.19.2014 7:40 PM

Policy

Rand Paul Wants to 'Destroy' ISIS Yet 'Stay the Heck Out of Their Civil War'

Jacob Sullum | 9.19.2014 4:32 PM

ISIS

Obama Seems to Think Americans Are 'United' in How to Deal with ISIS

We are not.

Reason Staff | 9.18.2014 7:40 PM

Syria

Senate Approves Training for Syrian Rebels

Remember this moment if/when it all goes wrong

Reason Staff | 9.18.2014 6:45 PM

ISIS

Rand Paul Speaks Out on Senate Floor Against Arming Syrian Rebels

Not that it apparently matters

Reason Staff | 9.18.2014 3:20 PM

Foreign Policy

Is The Foreign Policy Elite Clueless?

Seems so

Sheldon Richman | 9.18.2014 10:30 AM

Policy

The Unlawfulness of Obama's ISIS Plan

Is the White House planning to run this war directly as LBJ did in Vietnam?

Andrew Napolitano | 9.18.2014 7:00 AM

World

House Vote on Arming Syrian Rebels Expected Today

Reason Staff | 9.17.2014 12:06 PM

Politics

Rand Paul: "If it was wrong not to protect the consulate in Benghazi, then it's wrong not to protect the consulate in Erbil."

Explains rationale for military action in Iraq.

Nick Gillespie | 9.17.2014 10:45 AM

Policy

Obama's Dumb, Rash, and Unilateral War

Don't buy the president's lame excuses for attacking ISIS without congressional approval.

Jacob Sullum | 9.17.2014 7:00 AM

ISIS

Conference on ISIS Excludes Syria, Iran; Iran, U.S. Reject Idea of Cooperating Militarily

Ed Krayewski | 9.16.2014 1:54 PM

ISIS

White House Pushing Congress to Arm Syrian Rebels

What could possibly go wrong?

Reason Staff | 9.15.2014 1:55 PM

ISIS

CIA Triples Estimate of Size of ISIS

From 10,000 people to more than 30,000

Reason Staff | 9.12.2014 3:20 PM

Politics

Airstrikes Are Like 'Casual Sex,' Says Former NSA Head Michael Hayden

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 9.12.2014 1:45 PM

Policy

Finding the Right Rebels to Arm in Syria May Be Tricky

Jacob Sullum | 9.12.2014 1:06 PM

World

Thumbs Up for President's War Plan From John Boehner

So, he has that going for him.

Reason Staff | 9.11.2014 4:01 PM

Politics

Threat Inflation and Our Next Dumb War: ISIS Edition

Nick Gillespie | 9.11.2014 8:16 AM

Politics

All the President's War Declaration (or Whatever it Was); Transcript

Nick Gillespie | 9.10.2014 9:34 PM

Politics

Tonight on a Special 11 p.m. Edition of The Independents: Reacting to the President's Case for War, With Rep. Kerry Bentivolio, Col. Ralph Peters, and Michaels Moynihan, Weiss, and Baker

Matt Welch | 9.10.2014 8:49 PM

Politics

Americans: Dubious About War But Ready to Fight ISIS—Just Not With Ground Troops

Public opinion, military action, and ISIS.

Jesse Walker | 9.10.2014 1:10 PM

Policy

Terrorists Want Us to Overreact. Let's Not Give In, Mr. President.

Maybe it's time for America to stop taking the bait.

John Stossel | 9.10.2014 12:00 PM

Politics

Obama's Grotesque Flip-Flops on Congressional Authorization for War

Matt Welch | 9.10.2014 11:39 AM

Policy

Nation Building Isn't Needed to Fight ISIS

The president should focus upon a narrow mission, and resist calls for yet another quixotic crusade in the Middle East.

Christopher Preble | 9.10.2014 9:30 AM

Policy

Ending Evil vs. Defending the Country

Do the Islamic State's crimes justify Obama's new war?

Jacob Sullum | 9.10.2014 7:00 AM

World

Remember Those 'Moderate' Syrian Rebels? They Sold Sotloff to ISIL

Robby Soave | 9.9.2014 8:00 AM

Politics

Rand Paul vs. the Hawks

The Kentucky senator urges interventionists of both parties to contemplate unintended consequences.

Jacob Sullum | 9.3.2014 7:00 AM

ISIS

Video Appears to Show Second American Journalist's Execution by Islamic State (Updated)

Video of Steven Sotloff appears online

Reason Staff | 9.2.2014 4:36 PM

Politics

The Deep Roots of Obama's "We Don't Have a Strategy Yet" Problem - and What to Do Next.

Nick Gillespie | 8.29.2014 9:32 AM

Iraq

'We Learned It From Watching You!'—Islamic State Waterboarded Foley, Others

Scott Shackford | 8.28.2014 4:15 PM

World

ISIL Executes 250 Syrian Soldiers

Video posted on YouTube

Reason Staff | 8.28.2014 12:00 PM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: Red Meat Wednesday, With John Stossel, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Geraldo Rivera, and Two Minutes Hate!

Matt Welch | 8.27.2014 4:30 PM

Syria

American Fighting for ISIS Killed in Syria

Death confirmed by White House

Reason Staff | 8.26.2014 9:05 PM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: Are You Scared of ISIL? Also, Rand Calls out Hillary's Hawkishness, Burger King Wears a Toque, Everyone Apologies for Everything (Except Suge Knight), and Enlightening Aftershow!

Matt Welch | 8.25.2014 8:19 PM

War on Terror

Watching ISIS James Foley Beheading Video Could Lead to Charges in U.K.; Graphic Images From Video Blocked on Twitter

Ed Krayewski | 8.20.2014 11:23 AM