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America's Deadly Addiction to War Oct. 29, 2026
America has a deadly addiction to war. Since 1950, presidents of both political parties have sent Am... Read More
The Short, Curious Ceasefire in Occupied Ukraine Oct. 28, 2026
Can looming foul weather encourage a ceasefire, specifically the curious local ceasefire in the war-... Read More
Dreading What I've Got To Watch Oct. 16, 2026
Please note: This column was written before the cancellation of the livestream. But they're bound to... Read More
Defending Seabed Pipelines and Cables Oct. 14, 2026
Within the next week, a former Ukrainian military officer will go on trial in German court. The Asso... Read More
Russia's Latest Patient Zero Oct. 07, 2026
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is demanding Moscow provide all the details on Darya Shipilova's... Read More
If Hegseth Wants to Strip the Military of Weirdos, He Should Resign Oct. 06, 2026
Where did this guy come from? How did a TV personality end up leading America's defense department, ... Read More
How Will the Ukraine War End? Sep. 30, 2026
Two powerful political-military leaders definitely thought that Russia's February 2022 armored and a... Read More
Will Egypt Strike Yemen's Houthis? Sep. 16, 2026
As I began a column examining the violent antics of ayatollah Iran's Houthi proxy army, news media w... Read More
Golden Dome Is Worth a Trillion Sep. 09, 2026
Critics of the Trump administration's proposed Golden Dome strategic defense system fall into two ca... Read More
The Song of the Whip Aug. 21, 2026
Way back there in the 1700s and the 1800s, the British conquered a big chunk of the world thanks to ... Read More
The Biden Afghanistan Disaster's Bitter Legacy Aug. 19, 2026
The end of August 2026 marks the fifth anniversary of this century's biggest American foreign policy... Read More
Scott Bessent's Money Ammo Aug. 05, 2026
"Money is ammo." In Baghdad 2004, that military maxim reminded troops on patrol that spending $3 to... Read More
Iran's Proxy Fizzle? Jul. 29, 2026
As I write this column on July 28, news just broke that an Iranian ballistic missile surprise attack... Read More
Trump's War Critics Discuss Everything -- Except the Point Jul. 23, 2026
The Los Angeles Times recently published a "News Analysis" headlined: "Trump, long a critic of 'fore... Read More
Robots and Boots on Iranian Ground? Jul. 22, 2026
On Feb. 17 of this year, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) temporarily closed the Strait ... Read More
War and Constitutional Indifference Jun. 25, 2026
Since its inception, the government of the United States has inexorably exceeded its powers under th... Read More
Trump: The Greater Risk Was Waiting Jun. 25, 2026
It is hard to see what President Donald Trump could have done differently. He faced the usual Trump ... Read More
Shattered Ayatollahs Bet on Propaganda Power? Jun. 24, 2026
Dictators despise hard facts that threaten their grip on political power. So they — and their ... Read More
Ayatollahs Can't Change; They Can Only Die Jun. 17, 2026
Understand Iran's ayatollah regime cannot change its behavior — at least it can't change and r... Read More
Time to Seize the Strait of Hormuz? Jun. 10, 2026
I think the time has come to revisit a column of mine published Feb. 18, 2026. Titled "Some Hard Ch... Read More
