Military Dissent Is Not an Oxymoron
Leaving military insularity, unit loyalty, and the pressure of combat aside, however, here are seven other factors I’ve witnessed, which combine to inhibit dissent within military circles.
Peace is not our profession
The madness of nuclear warfare is alive and well in America.
Obama Should Heed Hiroshima’s Survivors
Obama will be the first sitting president to visit Hiroshima, Japan.
The spoils of war: Trump lavished with media and bipartisan praise for bombing Syria
The one constant of American political life is that the U.S. loves war. Martin Luther King’s 1967 denunciation of the U.S. as “the greatest purveyor of violence in the world today” is more accurate than ever.
Media silence as Venezuela sits on verge of revolution
Venezuela, a country with only $10 billion left in reserves to run on, is in trouble.
Tackling the ‘Impossible’: Ending Violence
Whenever, in ordinary circumstances, the subject of violence comes up, most people throw up their hands in horror and comment along the...
Why Israel blows up media offices and targets journalists
Israeli leaders know that truth about human consequences of their policies is horrific when illuminated. That’s why they’re so eager to keep us in the dark.
Did 9/11 change everything?
The 9/11 attacks were a surprise. The response wasn’t.
Israeli strike on Gaza school kills over 30, including women and children, amid ICJ...
An Israeli airstrike on a UNRWA school in Gaza has resulted in significant civilian casualties, prompting Spain to join an international genocide case against Israel.
The Promise (and Peril) of the New Populism
Populism can be dangerous when embraced by the right because it usually comes mixed with nativism.