Bombing Iran may be the easy part. What hawks refuse to reckon with is everything that comes next.
Afghanistan war
Posted inNewsletter
Was Obama Correct to Not Strike Syria?
Plus, the DOGE disaster and one possible good idea from RFK Jr.—all in the December 10, 2024 newsletter.
Posted inBooks
Stop Thanking Vets and Start Listening To Them
The National Book Award winner for fiction offers essays that help explain and bind our post-9/11 wounds.
Posted inPolitics
What the Left and the Right Get Wrong About Afghanistan
An Afghan journalist laments the U.S. media’s coverage of his country.
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal, Politics
Afghanistan Is Sliding Into Famine
As winter approaches, Afghans are facing more hardships, a hunger crisis, and dire choices.
Posted inPolitics
How to Keep the U.S. From Forgetting About Afghanistan
The case for a standing commission to ensure our government stays engaged with the beleaguered country—even without any troops on the ground.
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal, Politics
Two Cheers for Biden at the UN
The president puts Afghanistan and Trump behind us and returns to international cooperation, but from the French submarine affair to refugee chaos, he’s falling short.
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal, Politics
How the U.S. Can Still Save Allied Afghans Left Behind
America has worked with hostile countries in the past to get our friends out of harm’s way. It can do so again.
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal, Politics
Why Should Biden Take the Fall for Trump’s Sweetheart Deal with the Taliban?
For the good of their party and the country, congressional Democrats should investigate the agreement that led to chaos in Afghanistan.
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal, Politics
After Afghanistan Withdrawal, Biden Lashes Out at Critics
His speech ending the war was a giant pushback against the foreign policy elite who’ve had it wrong from the start.
