Christian defenders of war and the military, and especially those who practically elevate military “service” to the level of the Christian ministry, ought to pay more attention to the words of those who have been in the military instead of disqualifying me from criticizing the military because I have never “served.” Here is a recent [...]
Antiwar.com is delighted to add a new member to our blog: Laurence M. Vance. Laurence is a regular columnist for Lew Rockwell.com, where he writes primarly about the issues of war and peace. He is a freelance writer and an adjunct instructor in accounting and economics at Pensacola Junior College in Pensacola, FL. His new [...]
The awareness of empire turns up everywhere these days. Nicolai Ouroussoff on the predictably yclept Freedom Tower: The darkness at ground zero just got a little darker. If there is anyone still clinging to the expectation that the Freedom Tower will become a monument of the highest American ideals, the current design should finally shake [...]
Remember when George W. Bush teamed up with Ted Kennedy to leave no child behind? Of course they made it mandatory that schools receiving federal money turn over all sorts of personal information about the kiddos to the warfare state. Well, Mothers Against the Draft has struck gold, and launched Operation: Opt Out: No Child [...]
From the president’s Tuesday night address: We live in freedom because every generation has produced patriots willing to serve a cause greater than themselves. Yes, great Americans like young Republican Collin Kelley: Kelley told me he’s “sick and tired of people saying our troops are dying in vain” and added, “This isn’t an invasion of [...]
While the focus has been mostly on Iraq, with the tragic loss of a second helicopter in Afghanistan and the year barely half over, we have already exceeded the casualty count for the entire previous year of 2004. In fact, it’s the highest death toll of any year in Afghanistan. 2005 – 55 (through 6/05) [...]
