Author Archives: Andrew Bacevich
Boykin’s World
The new McCarthyism is more dangerous than the old.
Obama’s Shadow Wars
Special ops are becoming a routine instrument of the imperial presidency.
Scoring the Global War on Terror
From Tomdispatch: Liberation to assassination in three quick rounds With the United …
Big Change Whether We Like It or Not
From TomDispatch: Washington elites are oblivious to the passing of the postwar …
An End to Empire
The Cold War and Long War are over—it’s time to return to reality.
Ballpark Liturgy: America’s New Civic Religion
Via TomDispatch comes this look at how pro sports play ball with …
Washington’s War Fever Breaks
From TomDispatch: America may be coming to its senses. By Andrew J. Bacevich …
War on Terror Is a Fraud
By Andrew J. Bacevich | May 24, 2011 The killing of Osama …
Not Why, but How
From TomDispatch.com: By bringing war to the shores of (and skies above) …
Dissonance on Defense
Via TomDispatch.com comes this analysis of why military spending remains untouchable. By …
The Long War: Year 10
“Formerly trained to kill people and break things, American soldiers now attend …
Bob Woodward’s Trivial Pursuits
The man who once exposed Nixon’s misdeeds has become Washington, D.C.’s court …
How Washington Rules
A soldier’s illusions collapse like the Berlin Wall, in this essay courtesy …
The End of Military History
Washington has failed to learn from Israel’s mistakes that the Western way …
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When Immigration Means Importing Terror
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Rod Dreher
Carbless
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May 23, 11:54 PMBoy Scouts Admit Openly Gay Members
May 23, 7:10 PM
Daniel Larison
The U.S. Can’t Successfully Mediate a Conflict When It Has Taken a Side
May 23, 1:33 PMThe Iraq War Wasn’t Inevitable
May 23, 11:12 AMU.S. Intervention in Syria Will Create More Regional Instability, Not Less
May 23, 10:04 AM
Alan Jacobs
City Meditations: Personal Interlude
May 23, 8:24 AMFor the Time Being
May 22, 5:59 PM
Noah Millman
Richwine, Biden and Me
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Ron Unz
American Pravda: Barrels of Gunpowder and Sparks
May 17, 3:35 PM
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