Machine Gun History
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World War 1
If You're Worried About Fascism, Worry About War
The most serious danger is the one that historically allowed dictators to take power.
The National Debt Is Now So High That Every American Essentially Owes $100,000
We could grow our way out of our debt burden if politicians would limit spending increases to just below America's average yearly economic growth. But they won't even do that.
Hot Takes Are Making the Ukraine Invasion Worse
Our political and media elites should think twice before they swarm social media like Russian tanks driving deep into Ukraine.
How the Government Created RCA
A century before its threats against TikTok, Washington pried a different media company out of foreign hands.
We Should Name Military Bases After Lynched Black Veterans Who Fought for Freedoms They Were Denied
Let's replace the names of Confederate figures with those of patriots who upheld America's ideals.
The Horror of War and the Thrill of Horror
A new book explores the First World War's role in creating the horror genre.
The Heartbreaking, Lifesaving Practice of Welcoming 'Unaccompanied' Child Migrants
A history lesson for Americans
Will Today's Global Trade Wars Lead to World War III?
The splintering of international economic interdependence is a worrying sign for peace through trade.
Instead of Making Today About Trump, Let's Remember the Dead of World War I
"If any question why we died/Tell them, because our fathers lied," wrote Rudyard Kipling of the Great War. Think about that, not contemporary politics.
Trump's Military Parade Would Have Been Foolish, Expensive, Authoritarian. Canceling It Was the Right Move.
There will be no military parade today. There shouldn't be one any other day, either.
Meet the Good Soldier Švejk, Patron Saint of Malingerers and Saboteurs
A 1920s-era novel sheds light on Eastern European anti-authoritarianism.
Trump Is Standing on the Precipice of a Real and Serious Trade War
The trade war that seemed improbable for weeks is now slipping closer to inevitable. The first major deadline comes at midnight.
When Did WW3 Start? Let's Talk About Sanctuary Cities and the Radical Left Instead
CPAC panel underdelivers.
There Was More Than One Christmas Truce
Officers tried to stop the Christmas Truce of 1914 from recurring, but they didn't always succeed.
The Christmas Truce of World War I
Recalling the time, 100 years ago, when soldiers refused to fight each other
The ISIS Conspiracies
How a century's worth of anxieties about America's southern border are affecting the latest foreign-policy crisis.
Blame World War I For Whistleblower Persecution—And So Much More
U.S. involvement in World War I lasted just a year and a half. But government today uses its leavings to threaten Americans' freedom.
