Five bedrock delusions keep America mired in the Middle East, to everyone’s detriment.
Five Lies Washington Tells Itself about the Middle East
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War & Peace
Why Exactly Was Chuck Hagel Forced Out as SecDef?
Was Chuck Hagel scapegoated by a White House inner circle that he failed to penetrate?
When Iran Nuclear Talks Resume, They Must Conclude Before New Congress
The U.S. needs to get a deal done before Republican domination of the House and Senate kicks in.
U.S. Has Almost as Much to Lose as Iran if Nuclear Deal Isn’t Reached
With bated breath, we await the November 24 deadline for a nuclear deal with Iran.
Mexico’s Undead Rise Up
With 43 disappeared student teachers presumed dead, Mexican popular resistance is creating new alternatives to the militarized narco-state.
Denying Veterans Benefits a Venerable Tradition
The difficulties that Continental Army veterans experienced obtaining benefits mirror those of veterans today.
Asia Smiles for the Cameras
Today, Asia is like the Kardashian clan: wealthy, contentious, and all up in the public’s face.
Japan Is Antagonizing Everyone
Japan’s war hawks and imperial apologists are alienating the country’s allies and making a confrontation with its rivals more likely.
Solving Nuclear Base Foul-ups and National Laboratory Mismanagement the Easy Way
We’re investing too much money and patriotic capital in trying to prop up nuclear weapons, which are arguably obsolete anyway.
The Dance of Superpowers
Can China and the United States pivot without crashing into each other?