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Militarized Conservatism and the End(s) of Higher Education
There can be little doubt that America has become a permanent warfare state.
The Decline and Fall of the American Empire
A soft landing for America 40 years from now? Don't bet on it.
Ann Jones on “War Is Not Over When It’s Over: Women and the Unseen Consequences of Conflict”
War is not what we think it is, when we hear all these reports about soldiers and generals and strategies. War includes the whole population. War is fought on …
States of Paralysis: America’s Surrender to the Spectacle of Terror
The spectacle of terror and fear has developed a singular focus of communication and control.
The End of (Military) History?
What’s the point of constantly using our superb military if doing so doesn’t actually work?
An American World of War: What to Watch for in 2010
According to the Chinese calendar, 2010 is the Year of the Tiger. We don't name our years, but if we did, this one might prospectively be called the …
Welcome Home, War! How America’s Wars Are Systematically Destroying Our Liberties
Don't ever claim that nobody told you this could happen.
Tortured Memories and the Culture of War
It is difficult to imagine how any democracy could not be corrupted when war becomes the foundation of politics.
Kipling Haunts Obama’s Afghan War
The White Man's Burden, a phrase immortalized by English poet Rudyard Kipling as an excuse for European-American imperialism, was front and center October 29, 2009, at a RAND-sponsored discussion …
A War of Absurdity
Every once in a while, a statistic just jumps out at you in a way that makes everything else you hear on a subject seem beside the point, if …