Biden Is Right To End the War in Afghanistan

The scenes from Afghanistan are heartrending. I can’t imagine the desperation of someone who clings to a military airplane as it takes off, as Afghan refugees attempted to in Kabul. Nor is it possible to dismiss the fears of Afghan women, as a faction that once...

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End the Wars, Win the Antiwar Vote

Hard data shows ending our wars would be smart politics – and the first step toward repairing a moral calamity. By Peter Certo Like anyone else who was around that day, I can tell you exactly where I was on 9/11. I was a Catholic school eighth grader, fresh off...

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It’s Good to Argue About Dead Presidents

Our death rituals for public figures are evolving. For a moment, obituaries favored the late President George H. W. Bush with the banal pleasantries usually afforded to deceased presidents. Well-wishers from both sides of the aisle hailed Bush’s patriotism, service,...

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A Bipartisan Vote To Put the Brakes on War

One of the few things I recall fondly about the Trump campaign – a short list, I’ll admit – was the candidate’s apparent glee in ridiculing the warmongering of his rivals and predecessors. In early 2016, Trump (correctly) summed up George W. Bush’s legacy...

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