Without a Hitch
Pundit Christopher Hitchens discusses the war on terrorism
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Governor Gary Johnson
The former New Mexico governor and 2012 GOP presidential candidate on foreign policy
Getting It Right: Compromises We Need to Reduce the Deficit
What the Super Committee should have done.
Chomsky on 9/11
Was there an alternative to that disastrous September day? A review of Chomsky's recent book.
The Big Stick and Its Growth Under President Obama
President Obama has been way more interventionist than Candidate Obama said he would be.
LIVEBLOG: Richard Haass at the IOP Forum
President of the Council on Foreign Relations Richard Haass discusses military intervention, the Arctic, Ukraine's future, and more at the JFK Jr. Forum.
Senator McCain’s Mythic Reagan
Would the Gipper really be disappointed in the absence of hawkish tendencies in this Republican field?
On WikiLeaks: Transparency for Transparency’s Sake
When we sacrifice our national security for the sake of transparency, we have crossed the line
Memorial Day Reading
This afternoon, I came across George Orwell’s “Revenge is Sour” in a collection of his essays. Originally published in the Tribune in November 1945, it speaks to the emptiness of revenge and — more topically for today — to the disconnect between civilians and soldiers in war. Below is the final paragraph: The Belgian averted his face as we went [...]
The Relative Value of Valor
The New York Times Magazine has a fantastic article about the puzzle of the paucity of valor awards–those medals given for high acts of courage. Only six Medals of Honor have been awarded in Iraq or Afghanistan: a fraction of previous wars either absolute or percentage terms. In the Pentagon’s defense, the article quotes one spokeswoman: Addressing the drastic drop [...]
