Author Archives: Kelley Vlahos

TSA Report Pulls Punches on Privacy

Congressman Mike Rogers (R-AL) should be commended for raising two issues near …

No Mask on This Beltway Bandit

There is a reason why they call them Beltway Bandits, that species …

Mad Men

American PR mavens intervene on behalf of the Bahraini royal family.

Whither Joe Lieberman?

It seems that there is no place for Jumpin’ Joe Lieberman, at …

Gingrich Is an Enterprise, Paul Is a Movement

The Washington Post, ever the establishment paper of record, will probably never …

RNC Readies for Anarchy

It’s that time again: the quadrennial alarm over real and imagined (if …

Revisiting Iraq

The American occupation has emboldened al Qaeda—and Iran.

Have Romney and Ryan Forgotten Afghanistan?

A wave of violence hit Afghanistan on Tuesday: coordinated suicide bombing attacks …

On Your Dime: Panetta’s Personal Travel

Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta has made 37 personal trips home to …

Mike Lofgren’s Lament

Bespectacled and characteristically deadpanned, author Mike Lofgren could almost pass for The Daily Show’s …

Let the Domestic Drone Age Begin

Hold on to your tin hats and pocket Constitutions because a little …

Summer Spike in Violence in Afghanistan — Again

After more than ten years, it’s easy to anticipate that news about …

More Shame for Gitmo — and on Obama

One of the biggest disappointments among progressives who helped elect President Obama …

‘God’s Warrior’ Jerry Boykin to Join Family Research Council

With his fear of Sharia law and gay soldiers, he’ll fit right in.

News Flash: Pentagon Spends Like Drunken Sailors

The Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR) released …

Carl Prine’s Line of Departure

Brain trauma undoes a leading military writer.

Is the military the best jobs program we have?

“The Pentagon is not a jobs program.” Reformers are rightly making this …

In Afghanistan, Costs and Casualties Mount

But in America, coverage of the war languishes

Julian Assange, Week Two at the Ecuadorian Embassy

Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks and simultaneously the most hated and most …

Team America and the Failing Drug War

The Associated Press published an interesting account this week on the shift …

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