Congress Loves to Slap Sanctions on Foreign Regimes — But Do They Ever Work?
Economic sanctions as foreign policy are based on the idea that it's good to make civilians suffer in order to bring about regime change. It's a failed strategy.
War and Foreign Policy
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Big Military Spending Boost Threatens Our Economy and Security
The House overwhelmingly approved a massive increase in military spending, passing a $696 billion National Defense Authorization bill for 2018.
Space Cadets and Sex Changes: Our “Defense” Budget Is a Bad Joke
Spending on the military is set to reach a new all-time high. This has a lot to do with politics, and almost nothing to do with defense.
Week in Review: July 8, 2017
Sometimes, "it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another."
The Great War, 100 Years Later
It's been 100 years since the US entered World War I. Was that a break from a past policy of peace — or just more of the same?
Congress Will Make Sure Taxpayers Keep Sending Money to Terrorists
Rand Paul's legislation — banning funding of weapons for terrorist-connected organizations — has little chance in a Congress addicted to war spending.
They Made Us Reds to Fight the Reds
To combat the Communist threat, we were told we must convert the federal government from a limited-government republic to a national-security state.
Peace Is Popular
Why do seemingly endless wars remain such a stubborn feature of the American presidency, with the shameful complicity of Congress?
Trump’s Pricey Love Affair With Saudi Arabia
The US has spent untold billions on foreign policy favoring the Saudi dictators. Under Trump, it looks to get even worse.
Trump Turns Back the Clock With Cold War Cuba U-Turn
President Trump said Friday that his new policy would be nothing short of “regime change” for Cuba.
