Tag: War on Terror

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Lessons from Afghanistan: ‘You Have the Watches. We Have the Time.’

It’s a grim development. The Taliban are back in force and have retaken Afghanistan. What’s at stake here for America?

Corona Paranoia: Why the Lockdown Switch Was So Easy to Flick

The seeds of our COVID-19 paranoia were planted during the War on Terror. That’s when we started down a dangerous path to authoritarianism.

An Empire’s Demise: Self-Serving Military Elite

As the American empire degenerates, the military ceases to serve the homeland at all. It serves only itself. How did it come to this?

How the Feds Wasted $5 Trillion

Polls show Americans hold the military in the highest esteem. But for all the money and status, are Americans safer? And against what enemy?