Washington Politics
Unlike Cheney, at least McNamara tried to atone for his crimes
A new book looks into the psychology of the Vietnam war era defense secretary and finds a ghost
December 01, 2025
cold war
Washington Politics
What does US ‘national interest’ really mean?
Globalization tried to define it, and failed the people. Now it's moving back to scale and where it belongs.
November 24, 2025
Military Industrial Complex
Church of War: Our faith that lethality has the power to heal
US leaders treat the military, not as a tool of last resort, but as a divine instrument
August 19, 2025
Europe
NATO countries spending 3%? That's empire.
Mark Rutte wants Cold War spending but Russia is in no way the same adversary, calling into question real motives
December 17, 2024
Asia-Pacific
Is China's Xi era marked by primacy or something else?
Let's take a look through a historical, realist lens
October 17, 2024
Washington Politics
PBS on William F. Buckley: Not quite getting it ‘right’
A new documentary leaves out his shifting post-Cold War views, particularly on the Iraq War and neocons.
April 26, 2024
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