What Is It With US Presidents and Tomahawk Cruise-Missile Strikes? What Is It With US Presidents and Tomahawk Cruise-Missile Strikes?
Typically deployed symbolically by presidents facing domestic political troubles, they rarely have significant military effect.
Apr 7, 2017 / Juan Cole
The Real Targets of Trump’s Strike Were His Domestic Critics The Real Targets of Trump’s Strike Were His Domestic Critics
Six thoughts on the US bombing of Syria.
Apr 7, 2017 / Greg Grandin
Trump Launched Missile Strikes on Syria Without Congressional Authorization Trump Launched Missile Strikes on Syria Without Congressional Authorization
The post-9/11 war authorization is still being used to justify military actions. That’s unconstitutional.
Apr 6, 2017 / John Nichols
Donald Trump Has a Passionate Desire to Bring Back Torture Donald Trump Has a Passionate Desire to Bring Back Torture
And that should be no surprise to anyone who’s been paying attention.
Apr 6, 2017 / Rebecca Gordon
The Death of Russia’s Great Poet-Dissenter and the Lack of His Civic Courage in the US Establishment The Death of Russia’s Great Poet-Dissenter and the Lack of His Civic Courage in the US Establishment
Yevgeny Yevtushenko, who died last week, challenged Soviet authorities for decades while Americans at far less risk remain silent in the face of Cold War hysteria.
Apr 5, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen
America’s Support for Saudi Arabia’s War on Yemen Must End America’s Support for Saudi Arabia’s War on Yemen Must End
Acting as a de facto co-belligerent in the conflict, we are lending aid and support to the ideological heirs of those who attacked us on September 11.
Apr 5, 2017 / James Carden
America Is a Nation at War With Itself America Is a Nation at War With Itself
After years on the front lines, war and peace have become inextricable parts of a conflicting American cultural identity.
Apr 4, 2017 / Tom Engelhardt
‘A Society Gone Mad on War’: The Enduring Importance of Martin Luther King’s Riverside Speech ‘A Society Gone Mad on War’: The Enduring Importance of Martin Luther King’s Riverside Speech
Fifty years ago today, the civil-rights leader described the nightmare to come: “A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of...
Apr 4, 2017 / Eric Tang
Trump’s Generals Are Considering a Wider War in Yemen Trump’s Generals Are Considering a Wider War in Yemen
A humanitarian crisis already threatens to starve millions. Deeper US involvement in the civil war will only make it far worse.
Apr 3, 2017 / Juan Cole
Trump’s Budget (Like His Temperament) Is Exacerbating the Danger of Nuclear War Trump’s Budget (Like His Temperament) Is Exacerbating the Danger of Nuclear War
He would increase federal spending on nuclear weapons by more than $1 billion in the coming year.
Apr 3, 2017 / James Carden