The Islamic State, like 150% proof moonshine, is pure, but deadly.
The Islamic State Is to Islam as Moonshine Is to Whisky
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War & Peace
She Loves a Man in a Uniform
Can Hillary Clinton’s advocacy of the use of force be chalked up to her affection for members of the military?
Trump May Be a Blowhard. But Is He an American Exceptionalist?
Donald Trump is the first person to run openly and without apology on a platform of American decline.
Big Money in Politics Doesn’t Just Drive Inequality. It Drives War.
Military contractors have shelled out over $1 million to the 2016 presidential candidates — including over $200,000 to Hillary Clinton alone.
What if the Catholic Church Declares No Wars Are Justified?
An influential Vatican conference just threw that ball into the Pope’s court.
Do We Really Want China Living in Fear of a U.S. Nuclear Attack?
The price of putting the fear of the nuclear god in China.
Flush With Cold War “Victory,” U.S. Still Fails to Understand Russia’s Security Needs
A U.S. return to bilateral hostilities with Russia is a costly diversion from both nations’ security needs in a multilateral world.
Islamic State Sows Seeds of Its Destruction
Inviting blowback and decimating your tax base are not how to build a caliphate.
Trump’s Bad Ideas Aren’t Un-American After All
Many of the GOP front-runner’s worst proposals are playing out already.
The Pentagon’s Twisted Potlatch
The logic of military spending leads countries to effectively destroy their own property and burn down their own villages.