On Monday, Shi’ite militias were gathering at the Habaniya military base, ahead of an assault on Ramadi. At least 55 were killed and five more were wounded.

President Obama couldn’t have been more eloquent. Addressing the Clinton Global Initiative, for instance, he said: “When a little boy is kidnapped, turned into a child soldier, forced to kill or be killed – that’s slavery.” Denouncing Joseph Kony’s Lord’s Resistance...

With key provisions of the so-called Patriot Act set to expire on June 1, the fight to preserve the Constitution is heating up – and the battle lines tell us everything we need to know about the state of the country and the prospects for liberty. On one side we have a...

On Friday the House passed a massive National Defense Authorization for 2016 that will guarantee US involvement in more wars and overseas interventions for years to come. The Republican majority resorted to trickery to evade the meager spending limitations imposed by...

Heavy casualties were reported on Sunday in Ramadi, where a number of buildings were demolished. At least 138 were killed and 54 were wounded.

Late on Friday, the U.S. government finally admitted to the extent of the disaster that is unfolding in Anbar province, specifically in the city of Ramadi. Officials say they are speeding up delivery of weaponry to Iraq to help the situation in Anbar. At least 608 have been killed and 31 more have been wounded.

In a western capital far away from Gaza and Cairo, I recently shared a pot of tea with an “Egyptian refugee”. The term is familiar to me, but never have I encountered an Egyptian who refers to himself as such. He stated it as a matter of fact by saying: “As an...

The Syrian war stalemate appears to be over. The regional powers surrounding Syria – especially Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Qatar, and Jordan – have re-ignited their war against the Syrian government. After over 200,000 dead and millions of refugees, the U.S. allies in the...

Everyone on the Mall near the Washington Monument was looking up at the sky. I was there, too. But I wasn’t looking up, at least not that far up. On May 8, I was playing Ultimate Frisbee during the noontime game on a stretch of level grass behind the Holocaust Museum....

The capital of Anbar province, Ramadi, has apparently fallen to Islamic State militants. Meanwhile, Saddam’s former deputy may have resurfaced in an audio released by the Ba’ath Party. Also, Iraq is in desperate need of acquiring more mental health professionals. At...