Obama's Phony War Limits
After fighting ISIS for six months, the president seeks permission he says he does not need.
War on Terror
U.S. Makes Another Awful Decision to Harm Somalis
Continuing crackdown on U.S. remittances to the Somalia endangers innocent lives.
Obama Needs to Answer These Questions
From Obamacare to Charlie Hebdo, the president has some explaining to do.
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?
Sen. Marco Rubio: Surveillance Now, Surveillance Tomorrow, Surveillance Forever!
Possible presidential candidate wants NSA mass data gathering made permanent.
Yemen on Verge of Collapse? Different Approach, Similar Results
Houthi rebels have stormed the presidential palace in Yemen, also home of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.
The Open Society and Its Worst Enemies
One can have an open society or a militarist foreign policy, but not both.
We Worry Too Much About Terrorism
The chance that extremist violence will touch any of us directly was minuscule before the latest attacks, and it still is.
Remember When 2,000 to 5,000 Al Qaeda Operatives Had Supposedly Infiltrated America?
A litany of failed forecasts about terrorism
Boko Haram Attacks in Cameroon, Atrocities Deserve More Attention, from Nigerian Government, West Africa, Islamic Leaders
The Islamist militant group Boko Haram attacks a military base in Cameroon, threatens more terror.
Charlie Hebdo Massacre Victims Were Innocent. Full Stop.
Coverage of the atrocities lacking
Soft Hearts and Hard Minds: The Enduring Challenge of U.S. Foreign Policy
In the case of CIA torture, hard hearts mixed with soft minds to further a policy that was not only grotesque, but unwise.
How Torture Became Just Another Government Bureaucracy
The battle isn't about morals or ethics, but rules and control.
Obama's Dumb, Rash, and Unilateral War
Don't buy the president's lame excuses for attacking ISIS without congressional approval.
Detainee Brought from Afghanistan to US for Trial
A Russian member of the Taliban marks first time somebody has brought to the states in this fashion.
America Cannot Kill Its Way Out of the ISIS War
This is not a simple "we win, they lose" scenario.
Feds Identify Possible Second Leaker of Docs to Journalists
Had provided information on terrorist watch lists.
Marines, NATO Troops Exit Southern Afghanistan
Military presence lessens, but, of course, we still have troops there.
Make America Safer: Shut Down the Department of Homeland Security
DHS, a massive department that wastes taxpayer dollars and abuses civil liberties, should be replaced by a small, focused and efficient set of federal security and intelligence agencies.
Judge Orders Release of Videos Showing Gitmo Force-Feeding
Media outlets had been fighting for the release
