The War in Afghanistan is Dead. Long Live the War on Terror?
August 19, 2021 | 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.
Articles by Harry Blain
America’s Lame Duck Period is Palestine’s Nightmare
December 2, 2020 | Before Obama took office, Israel viciously assaulted the Gaza Strip. As Trump gets the boot, could another gambit be in the works?
The War Always Comes Home
June 10, 2020 | The American war machine has always been integral to American racism. It's time to tear it down along with those Confederate statues.
Why Did Our Permanent Emergency Government Fail to Face the Emergency?
April 8, 2020 | When history finally conducts an autopsy into this horrendous pandemic, the national security state that failed to protect us cannot emerge unscathed.
The Useless War Powers Act
January 9, 2020 | By any measure, the War Powers Act has failed to constrain presidential warmaking. A simpler step would be to stop funding wars.
The Conservatism of Impeachment
December 10, 2019 | Impeachment may be necessary, even noble. Yet we don’t need to merely restore our political order — we need to overturn it.
How the Judiciary is Chipping Away at the War on Terror
October 28, 2019 | Lower courts are slowly but steadily eroding the legal basis for some of the most reactionary war on terror policies.
Should We Fight a War on White Terrorism?
August 21, 2019 | There’s a strong argument to shift law enforcement resources from Muslim organizations to domestic white terrorists — but expanding the war on terror is a riskier proposition.
Trump’s Calls to “Send Them Back” are Mainstream in Israel
July 24, 2019 | The affinity between Trump and Netanyahu is more than personal. It's rooted in a shared fantasy of a perfectly homogeneous society.
American Concentration Camps, Then and Now
July 1, 2019 | When human beings are framed as a national security threat, barbed wire is the next logical step. But unlike during the Japanese internment, today there's high-level political resistance.