Month: October 2016

At least 180 were killed or found in a mass grave.

The son of Kurdistan’s vice president was among the casualties on the first day of fighting in and around Mosul.

I have to admit to being alternately puzzled and depressed that I seemed to be the only libertarian with a major public platform to take a nuanced view of Donald Trump. After all, many of his foreign policy positions echo the libertarian critique of our interventionist foreign policy – and his enemies are, in large … Continue reading “Trumped!“

The operation against Hawija was postponed until after Mosul.

With the operation in Mosul looming, militants staged an attack on a funeral in Baghdad.

Values the size of Planet Earth are at stake, as the American presidential election grows ever smaller, ever pettier, ever more certain that rancor triumphs over relevance. Can you imagine, let us say, an issue the size of global nuclear disarmament emerging in this race, somewhere between the groper tapes and the hacked DNC emails? … Continue reading “Nuclear Standoff: Human Conscience Dismissed on a Technicality”

I am writing this (may God forgive me) on Yom Kippur. Exactly 43 years ago, at this exact moment, the sirens sounded. We were sitting in the living room, looking out on one of Tel Aviv’s main streets. The city was completely silent. No cars. No traffic of any kind. A few children were riding … Continue reading “How Kissinger Won the Middle East for America”

Dozens were killed in northern Iraq executions.

Over the past few months, the Obama administration has renewed its efforts to strengthen its position in Afghanistan. In spite of the worsening death toll from the ongoing war, the Obama administration has made a series of new wartime commitments to ensure that the United States maintains a powerful influence over the country well into … Continue reading “Maintaining Influence in Afghanistan”

I’m working on a couple of special projects, so no column today. But never fear, I’ll be back on Monday. Until then, stay tuned in to Antiwar.com. Or go check me out on Twitter. NOTES IN THE MARGIN You can check out my Twitter feed by going here. But please note that my tweets are … Continue reading “A Note to My Readers”