Editor's note: This article has been updated to reflect new data on total casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan. Veterans Day arrives tomorrow, and with it, the anticipated harvest of heartbreaking anecdotes driving the press coverage and our ever wandering attention...
Polling results have tracked so closely with the politicization of the Afghan war that it's difficult to discern the public's actual views in such a polarized environment. The polls tell us less about what the public is really feeling than about how well the two...
Will recession-induced budget cuts result in the National Guard being deputized as lawmen in Jefferson County, Ala.? While he may be bluffing for effect, Jefferson County Sheriff Randy Christian didn't seem to be altogether unserious when he suggested that soldiers...
