Most public servants who move into the private sector do so honorably, but I’ve seen the minority who go money-grubbing.
The president is sacrificing his values in the interests of something we haven’t seen much of in the past two decades: realism.
Politicians need to stop turning to the military to solve every problem.
The honeymoon that Ukraine’s leaders have enjoyed with the West will not last.
A passive Congress and hostile judiciary leave Americans with little choice but to change the culture of firearms.
The brutal war crimes being documented in Ukraine are a warning Americans should heed.
The state’s power outages have revealed the difference between performative governance and actually governing.
Be wary of those who seek to apply the lessons of our campaigns abroad to our political challenges at home.
The killing of Qassem Soleimani robs the regime of the central figure for its ambitions in the Middle East.
American pro athletes face pressure to stick to sports. Australia’s David Pocock has a different idea.
Despite spending billions of dollars on hardware, our regional partners don’t have the capabilities we need.
Thousands of soldiers have successfully led combat units without committing atrocities. Pardoning war crimes dishonors them.
Fifteen years after the U.S. invasion, there’s no satisfying answer to the question: What were we doing in Iraq anyway?
Since the September 11 attacks, attitudes around weaponry have transformed into something unhealthy.
Those toiling inside this administration are fooling themselves if they think they can somehow rise above the character and temperament of this president to shepherd this country through to a more normal time.
The troops would be better served doing almost anything else to improve combat effectiveness.
Washington, D.C., can be an easy city to mock or resent—but it’s full of workers who’ve given up opportunities to serve something larger than themselves.
For one thing, the Islamic State is largely defeated.
How the militant group will fumble into the next Middle Eastern war.
The secretary of defense could run afoul of his boss if his review of the policy on transgender troops follows the facts to their conclusion.