War Is a Self-Licking Ice Cream Cone
Washington risks Americans’ lives in wars of choice, then uses their deaths to justify more war.
Vietnam
Biden and Trump Are Both Disastrously Wrong About Tariffs
Yes, cheap imports hurt some American companies. But protectionist trade policy harms many more Americans than it helps.
Trump and Biden Both Get Globalization Wrong
Free trade brings us more stuff at lower prices.
How Capitalism Beat Communism in Vietnam
It only took a generation to go from ration cards to exporting electronics.
Libertarian History/Philosophy
Jennifer Burns: Why Milton Friedman Matters More Than Ever
The biographer of the Nobel laureate says he made us "free to choose" in areas far beyond economics.
Annie Duke: Quitting Is Totally Underrated
The psychologist and poker champion says too many of us don't understand the power of knowing when to walk away.
North Carolina's Bad Billion-Dollar Bet on a Struggling E.V. Company
Vietnamese electric vehicle manufacturer VinFast has lost $5.8 billion in three years, during which time the state of North Carolina pledged $1.2 billion in state incentives.
Goodbye to George Santos and Henry Kissinger
Plus: an unexpected digression into the world of Little Debbie dessert snack cakes.
Henry Kissinger's Deadly Career Gives the Lie to the Myth of the Disinterested Statesman
But his cynical brand of realism did at least lead him to caution against some of America's ideological military adventures.
The Creator Is a Pro-A.I., Pro-Freedom, Anti-Imperialist Sci-Fi War Movie
Conceptually, it's all a bit vague, but it sure looks amazing.
How Rage Against the Machine Used Capitalism To Sell Communism
A calculated corporate deal propelled these radical rockers all the way to the Hall of Fame.
Barbie Banned in Vietnam!
The glitter-filled movie got involved in authoritarian geopolitics by allegedly displaying Chinese propaganda.
RIP Daniel Ellsberg, Who Told the World the Truth About the Vietnam War
The Pentagon Papers leaker risked prison to reveal that American military officials were lying to Congress and the public about Vietnam. He died today at age 92.
Daniel Akst: The World War II Pacifists Who Changed America Forever
"Christian libertarians" Bayard Rustin and David Dellinger challenged state power and ended up leading the civil rights movement and anti-Vietnam War protests.
Banning Chinese Products in the Name of 'National Security' Could Have Disastrous Consequences
It would result in shortages, decreases in productivity, and higher production costs affecting millions of American workers and nearly every consumer.
Markets Aren't Perfect, but Government Is Worse
The free market allows people to cooperate, fix errors, and adapt to changing circumstances.
Dump the Draft Forever Instead of Making Women Register
Why is registration for involuntary servitude still a thing?
RIP Mike Gravel, Unapologetic Opponent of War and Star of Absurdist Presidential Campaign Ads
A heterodox hero and committed antiwar activist, Gravel put the Pentagon Papers in the public record.
The Publication of the Pentagon Papers Still Sets an Example 50 Years Later
Whistleblowers and publishers are crucial for keeping government officials reasonably honest.
No, COVID-19 Isn't Like the Vietnam War. It Isn't Like Any War.
The coronavirus pandemic has killed roughly as many Americans as died in Vietnam. But the war metaphor serves mostly to sweep aside skepticism and dodge difficult questions.
American Manufacturing Is Growing, but Trump's Tariffs Aren't the Reason Why
A new report shows that American imports from Asia continue to grow, although the tariffs might be responsible for shifting some manufacturing from China to Vietnam and elsewhere.
How Vietnam Gave Us C-SPAN
Brian Lamb, the network's founder, is stepping down as CEO after 40 years of putting cameras on Congress, hosting in-depth interviews, and creating an enduring home for diverse civil discourse.
Why Is the Trump Administration Trying to Deport Thousands of Vietnamese Immigrants?
The administration is trying to reinterpret a 2008 agreement with the Vietnamese government.
The Wild Rise of Lyndon LaRouche
What a conspiracy theorist, a Vietnam War deserter, and a Trump adviser have in common
No More Vietnam Syndrome
If only the lessons of Vietnam, or even of Iraq, would actually stick.
Vietnam and the Rise of White Power
A new book ties racist reactionary politics to the war, but overreaches when it comes to militias.
Stop Whining About Not Being 'Allowed' to Criticize John McCain
Your unfettered expression is only one click away, and the late senator himself engaged in ritual self-criticism, Matt Welch argues on Bloggingheads.
John McCain, the Senate's Most Influential Hawk, Is Dead
The late Arizona senator's relentless energy and patriotic sense of honor led him to heroic acts of defiance, but also misguided support for disastrous foreign interventions.
My Conversations with John Bolton
Trump's new National Security Adviser is a preemptive warrior, a nonproliferation obsessive, and someone who has described himself as a "hawkish libertarian."
When a Mash Note to a War Criminal Hit the Top 40
Friday A/V Club: My Lai's musical apologists
The Vietnam Syndrome: How We Lost It and Why We Need It Back
How could we be repeating the mistakes of Vietnam already?
The Vietnam War Punctures Any Remaining Myths About the Conflict
Ken Burns and Lynn Novick hold politicians (both D and R) accountable.
The Vietnam War Is the Key to Understanding Today's America: Q&A with Filmmakers Ken Burns and Lynn Novick
Their 18-hour miniseries looks at one of the most divisive, painful, and poorly understood episodes in American history.
Muhammad Ali Was America's Most Effective Anti-War Advocate (And Still Is)
The Greatest put his life and career on the line and helped turn public sentiment against the Vietnam War.
China Reacts to U.S. Lifting of Arms Embargo Against Vietnam
U.S. continues "Asia pivot."
A Nixon Aide's Secret Archive
The man who revealed the White House taping system has some more revelations.
Donald Trump Uses Old Al Franken POW Joke About John McCain
Franken 15 years ago: "I don't buy the war hero thing. Anybody can be captured."
When Guns Are Outlawed, Vietnamese Entrepreneurs Will Build Some Wacky Boomsticks
If you ban it, they will come
