Middle East
The military's dependence on our citizen soldiers is killing them
The deaths of two American soldiers in Syria remind us that the National Guard wasn't designed to backstop policies that enable forever war
December 17, 2025
Analysis
Military Industrial Complex
Slash military commands & four-stars, but don't do it halfway
Like the NSS, new Pentagon plans have decent instincts for prioritization, but so far in practice, the administration still has one foot firmly in the past
December 17, 2025
Europe
Pranked Biden official exposes lie that Ukraine war was inevitable
She isn't the first to admit — after the fact — that taking NATO off the table to avoid Russian invasion was considered, and dismissed
December 17, 2025
Military Industrial Complex
Congress quietly moves US closer to military draft
With the passage of NDAA expected this week, a sweeping change to the Selective Service will attempt to 'automatically' sign American males up to serve.
December 16, 2025
QiOSK
Did mission creep kill 3 Americans in Syria?
How the US’s unresolved objectives in Syria put National Guard troops in the line of fire
December 15, 2025
Middle East
1,000 US pastors travel to train as 'ambassadors' for Israel
The trip was hosted by Benjamin Netanyahu's government with the hearty blessing of America's evangelical Zionist movement
December 15, 2025
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