Has the nature of "war" changed since the days of Clausewitz?
What if America's incarcerated population really was a nation?
Now is the time for Obama to beat back the congressional hawks taking aim at the Iran deal.
Why it’s time for the United States to cuddle up with Iran.
The debate over NSA surveillance is about something else entirely.
If our kids don't all have tracking chips, the terrorists win.
How @NatSecWonk shows that D.C. is a wonderful, terrible place.
Reflections on the end of America.
How this Wittgenstein sketch explains the Somalia SEAL raid.
From Vietnam to Syria, the appalling history of U.S. efforts to end wars by creating stalemate.
A Rosa Brooks PSA for furloughed employees.
America will never solve its gun problem until it gets over its fetish for the Founding Fathers.
Frustrated with Obama's Syria speech? Here are two better ones he could have given.
Even if Congress approves the Syria adventure, the president still loses.
The only thing America is good at these days is breaking things.