Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Convicted On All Charges In Boston Marathon Bombing Trial
An unsurprising outcome as we approach the second anniversary of the bombing at the Boston Marathon.
Rand Paul Dodges Questions About Changes In His Foreign Policy Positions
Rand Paul has changed position on several foreign policy issues, but he doesn’t seem to want to talk about it.
Scott Walker Says He’d Nuke The Iran Deal Even If Our Allies Objected
Scott Walker’s response to the Iranian nuclear deal is perhaps the most irresponsible so far.
Reactions To Iran Nuclear Deal About What You’d Expect
The Iranian nuclear accords are barely 24 hours old and some people have already made up their mind about them.
George W. Bush Gets CIA Award
President George W. Bush had a running battle with the CIA throughout his eight years in office. Now, they’ve given him an award.
The New Republican Orthodoxy On Israel
More than ever before, even mild criticism of Israel seems to be verboten among Republicans.
Ben Carson Flunks Foreign Policy, History
Ben Carson doesn’t seem to know much about foreign policy or history. And he doesn’t belong on anyone’s list of serious Presidential candidates.
Tom Cotton and Mutiny
The president is the commander-in-chief of the US armed forces. He’s not commander-in-chief of the United States.
Senate GOP’s Letter To Iran Likely To Achieve Exactly The Opposite Of What It Intends
Senate Republicans have done more harm to the goal of stopping Iran from developing nuclear weapons than they have done good.
ISIL Destroys Nimrud
The gang calling itself the Islamic State has destroyed another historical site.
Joint Iraqi-Iranian Operations in Tikrit
Iraqi army and Iranian army in joint offensive to retake Tikrit.
David Petraeus Pleads Guilty To Sharing Classified Information
The most widely honored General from the Iraq and Afghanistan War has plead guilty to sharing classified information with his mistress.
ISIS is What it Says it Is
The Atlantic has a fascinating cover story by Graeme Wood titled “What ISIS Really Wants.”
Brian Williams and the Pressures of War Correspondents
There’s no excuse for the former NBC anchor’s lies. But there are reasons.
ISIS Has Arrived In Libya, Just How Big A War Are We Looking At?
ISIS apparently now has a foothold in Libya, and is making inroads in Yemen.
Authorizations to Unlimited Military Force
Daniel Larison is far less ambivalent about our war on ISIL than me.
Obama’s ISIL AUMF A Convenient (But Necessary) Excuse
Explaining my ambivalence around the latest escalation in our intervention.
IR TOs WH NSS
Most in the international relations community are not amused by the president’s National Security Strategy.
Obama To Seek Authorization For A War That He Already Started
President Obama will ask Congress to authorize a war he started six months ago.
King Abdullah Of Saudi Arabia Dies At 90, Crown Prince Salman Becomes King
A big change in an important nation in the most volatile part of the world.
ISIS Gaining Ground . . . But We’ve Stopped Their Momentum!
ISIS owns more territory than it did when the US bombing campaign began.
Oil Prices Continue To Fall, But Don’t Expect It To Last Forever
The price of oil is continuing to fall, but it won’t last forever.
Obama’s Absence From Paris Rally: Egregious Diplomatic Error, Or Much Ado About Nothing?
Some are criticizing the President for not going to Paris for yesterday’s rally.
Petraeus Committed Felonies, FBI Finds
David Petraeus provided highly classified secrets to his mistress. Will he be charged?
Charlie Hebdo Suspects Dead After Dual Standoffs
The men responsible for the Charlie Hebdo massacre are dead, but the problems for France, and the rest of Europe, may just be at the beginning.
2014’s Fickle News Cycle
The news cycle in 2014 seemed to be dominated by a series of real and phony “crises” that grabbed our attention for short periods of time.
US Ground Troops Fighting ISIL
The ground troops that United States has not sent into Iraq to fight ISIL are reportedly in Iraq fighting ISIL.
Iraq And Afghanistan Wars Cost $3 Trillion
The costs of more than a decade of war are far higher than many ever thought, and we’re still paying the price for the fiscal irresponsibility of the Bush Administration while they were being fought.
The Amorality Of Dick Cheney And The Right In Response To The Truth About C.I.A. Torture
Vice-President Cheney’s amoral defense of torture has come to define how most conservatives view the issue, and that’s a problem.
Senate Passes Spending Bill As Ted Cruz Maneuver Helps Democrats Pass Nominations
As expected, the Senate passed the so-called “Cromnibus,” but not before a self-aggrandizing maneuver by Ted Cruz ended up being exploited by Democrats to pass outstanding nominations.
How To Argue With Family About Controversial Political Topics At Thanksgiving: Don’t
Today is a day for turkey and football, not a day for politics.
Hagel’s Dismissal A Reflection Of Contradictory Policy
The abrupt departure of Chuck Hagel says much more about Administration policy than it does about Chuck Hagel.
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel Stepping Down “Under Pressure”
A surprising change at the top of the military’s civilian chain of command.
U.S. Bombings Driving Anti-Assad Rebels To Support ISIS
Our supposed Syrian allies seem to have a different idea of who the enemy in Syria actually is.
Quietly, Obama Decides American Forces Will Continue To Engage In Combat In Afghanistan After 2014
You thought the American combat role in Afghanistan would end on December 31st? Think again.
Should The U.S. Reconsider Its Policy Of Not Paying Ransom For Hostages?
The idea that the U.S. does not negotiate with terrorists is simply not historically accurate, so should we be reconsidering the policy of not negotiating with ISIS for the release of Western hostages?
CIA Director Proposes Radical Reorganization
The CIA has always separated its core spying and analysis functions; that may soon change.
Democrats Claim Obama Broke Their Party, Call on Him to Fix It
Some of his party’s leaders want the president to save them.
Election Losses Lead To Debate Inside Democratic Party
Another round of election losses is leading Democrats to contemplate the direction they should take going forward.
ISIS’s New Beheading Video; Casus Belli, Or A Trap?
The latest ISIS video is horrible and barbaric but we should not take the bait they are offering before considering the consequences of our actions going forward.
