All Commentaries
Angling Toward Armageddon
A former senator is leading the charge to build even more nuclear weapons.
NATO’s Rutte: Teflon Mark or the Fifth Rider of the Apocalypse?
The NATO chief is exaggerating threats in order to boost military budgets.
Required Reading: Hillbilly Elegy
J.D. Vance’s book reveals the contradictions and flawed hopes at the core of the MAGA movement.
The United States Makes a Play for Rojava
The Kurds are critical to U.S. influence in Syria.
America’s Homegrown Superstorm
Trump‘s domestic policies will have catastrophic impacts, to be sure. But his environmental moves threaten the entire planet and the future of life on it.
Anti-Immigrant Legislation Doesn’t Serve Anyone But Prison Contractors
The Laken Riley Act is an assault on due process, undermining all of our rights to make for-profit prison CEOs richer.
Panama, Greenland and the Potential Threat to U.S. Civil-Military Relations
What are the responsibilities of the U.S. military when the president proposes a land grab?
Washington Doubles Down on Arming Israel
Arming Israel still has bipartisan support in Washington.
The Shadow War between Turkey and Israel
Both countries are vying for power in Syria.
The Drought That Felled Assad
As Syria dried up, so did any lingering support for the government.