Tuesday, February 24, 2026

Would a draft matter?

Maybe the real conclusion should be that, as long as war is this country’s default option and peace the aberration, reinstating the draft would amount to little more than a change of wardrobe.

“The shooters are coming!”

War on terror, war on education

The war in Afghanistan is dead. Long live the war on terror?

In ending the war in Afghanistan, Biden left the door open for more “counterterrorism” — with serious implications for our foreign policy, politics, and legal system.

A farewell to arms control?

Let’s hope that the Trump administration proves to be the detour on the path to finally bidding farewell to nuclear arms.

American-style war ’til the end of time?

A lifetime “at war”...

Could Trump’s threat to “totally destroy North Korea” launch a war crime?

What more needs to be said, by anyone, about potential, world-wide Trump disruption?

We can end mass atrocities in Gaza and beyond

What can normal people do to end atrocities in Gaza and elsewhere?

Latest huge transfer of 2,000-pound bombs from US to Israel not newsworthy to the...

The saying that “justice delayed is justice denied” has a parallel for news media and war—journalism delayed is journalism denied.

Nasser Hospital bombing in Gaza kills four journalists and other civilians

Attack on Khan Younis hospital leaves at least 19 dead as rights groups denounce a pattern of systematic targeting of media and medical facilities.

Peace advocates have long been found among veterans who fought in America’s wars

Most of these wars, large or small, have been met with opposition from veterans’ peace groups.