With Washington in thrall to counterinsurgency doctrine and the charisma of General Petraeus, don’t wager on the U.S. getting out of Afghanistan…

The Washington Post hasn’t had much luck with blogs by or about conservatives. The paper’s first foray into the uncharted waters of…

Via TomDispatch.com comes this essay, a reminder that war does not become hygienic when it is waged by drones “piloted” by video-game players…

In Year One of the Reagan Revolution, in which he was a shining star, Budget Director David Stockman told reporter William Greider: “Kemp-Roth (President…

I keep looking for deeper meaning in the World Cup, particularly as General McChrystal reportedly called his band of Myrmidons “Team America.”  This morning…

Apologies for the light blogging this week. I have been getting ready for a trip that will require even less blogging next week, so…