At the National Journal, Michael Hirsh reports: It's been more than a year since incoming CIA Director John Brennan signaled his intention to shift drone warfare to the Pentagon as soon as possible. Brennan, a career spook, was said to be determined to restore the...
The geopolitical tensions arising between China and its smaller neighbors are complex. There are ways to mitigate them and ways to exacerbate them. For the U.S., however, it's a much simpler question. Considering the maritime and territorial disputes are none of our...
The international debate over what is happening in Ukraine is a partisan one. Some criticize Russia for nefariously seeking to keep Ukraine in its orbit. These folks denounce the Ukrainian government and security forces for their corruption and violence against...
It's true that the devil is in the details. It is especially true, though, with legislative budgets. I wrote earlier about the Pentagon's suggestions for $45 billion in cuts to its own budget and how much of it targets the bloated benefits plans for members of the...
After initially agreeing in principle to a Status of Forces Agreement that would govern the presence of U.S. troops in Afghanistan beyond 2014, President Hamid Karzai has refused to sign the deal. The White House had been scrambling to get an agreement signed by this...
The Pentagon is planning cuts to the defense budget that are causing controversy on Capitol Hill, the New York Times reports. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel plans to shrink the United States Army to its smallest force since before the World War II buildup and eliminate...
Almost every brutal regime in the world, no matter how depraved, needs at least a veneer of popular legitimacy. Egypt's ruling military junta, which ousted a democratically elected government back in July and has imposed harsh crackdowns ever since, is angling for...
From NullifyNSA: ARIZONA ACTION ALERT. SB1156 NEEDS YOUR HELP - make calls Sunday night and Monday AM in support. We just received notice that SB1156, the Arizona 4th Amendment Protection Act will have a rules committee hearing and vote on MONDAY at 1pm. Your calls...
Via Reason's Matt Welch, Ron Paul appeared on Fox Business's The Independents to talk about staying out of Ukraine's business and seeking clemency for Edward Snowden: Watch the latest video at video.foxbusiness.com Watch the latest video at...
A quick timeline of the backstory: Late last month, international charity Oxfam split with "ambassador" Scarlett Johansson over her involvement with SodaStream, an Israeli company with a factory in the occupied West Bank settlement of Ma'aleh Adumim. SodaStream...
