Originally appeared at The American Conservative.This week marks the fifth anniversary of the start of the U.S.-backed, Saudi-led military intervention in Yemen. The war has not ended, and the humanitarian crisis created by the war has only grown worse over time. I...
If you haven't read my tribute to my long-time great friend Jon Utley, please do. Jon was not only a close and dear friend, but he was a dedicated fighter for peace and one of the earliest supporters of Antiwar.com. American Conservative editor Kelley Vlahos just...
This week the National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service (NCMNPS) plans to release its final report including recommendations to Congress on whether Selective Service registration should be ended or extended to young women as well as young...
My good friend Jon Basil Utley died on Friday. Jon had been fighting lymphoma for a few years. I believe he was 87. He was one of the sweetest men I ever met. For the last several years, he served as Publisher of The American Conservative magazine and website. Last...
Scott interviews William Arkin about his recent Newsweek article discussing the the government’s various contingency plans—both public and secret—to keep a functioning, constitutional government alive during a national crisis. He is not so concerned about the...
Originally appeared at The American Conservative.Barbara Slavin comments on the dire situation in Iran that has been made worse by U.S. economic warfare:Iranian animosity toward the US is understandable, given the Trump administration’s decision to quit the 2015 Iran...
Originally appeared at The American Conservative.U.S. forces in Iraq continues to come under fire with another rocket attack Saturday that targeted the same base that was hit earlier in the week. Iraqi officials are insisting that our troops withdraw from the...
There are many in mainstream media who insist that the dissonant voices about Vladimir Putin’s Russia whom they derogatively call “useful idiots” are no more than propagandists for the Kremlin.As a card-carrying member of the “friends of Russia” club, I have in the...
Originally appeared at The American Conservative.The New York Times reports that U.S. “retaliatory” strikes in Iraq ended up killing regular Iraqi soldiers and policemen and one civilian:Iraqi military officials strongly condemned the United States...
Win Without War Executive Director Stephen Miles released the following statement regarding the recent escalation of military action in Iraq: “We are in the midst of a pandemic. But instead of addressing it — instead of ensuring that there are adequate tests, that...
