Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author’s permission. With apologies to Elton John and Bernie Taupin, “peace” seems to be the hardest word, for both Democrats and Republicans. This is hardly surprising. The National Security State is the unofficial fourth branch...
Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author’s permission. Whether the president’s name is Obama or Trump or Biden, whether it’s the red team in charge or the blue team, there was and remains strong bipartisan support for “modernization” and “investment” in new...
Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author’s permission. Joe Biden has become a major distraction. Much like Donald Trump, he’s demanding far too much attention. As genocide continues in Gaza, as war continues to rage in Ukraine, as America continues to pursue...
Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author’s permission. NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, is marking its 75th anniversary. Created in 1949 as a defensive alliance against an expansive Soviet Union, the alliance should have ceased to exist when the...
Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author’s permission. It’s Independence Day in America, so it seems like a good day to declare our independence from the insanity of war. Sadly, since the presidency of George W. Bush if not before, it’s become routine for U.S....
Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author’s permission. Whenever I watch my hometown baseball team, the Boston Red Sox, at Fenway Park I’m told by a message painted along the first and third base lines to “build submarines.” At commercial breaks between innings,...
Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author’s permission. American foreign policy remains in the grip of heretics. They believe that the Prince of Peace is actually a god of war. They believe America is strengthened by entangling alliances (think here of our...
As Israel is ethnically cleansing Gaza, the United States is ethically cleansing Israel. It doesn’t matter what Israel does to the Palestinians in Gaza. War crimes or genocide, it’s all ethically justifiable, according to U.S. government officials. Never conflate the...
Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author’s permission. Checking my daily email from Reuters Thursday morning revealed these two stories: US President Joe Biden is expected to sign a new security agreement with Ukraine to pledge America's long-term support, while...
Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author’s permission. If you have to kill 274 people to free four others being held hostage, is that a “successful” military operation? According to the Israeli and U.S. governments, it is. Israel, apparently with some U.S. help,...
