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Matt Gallagher

Matt Gallagher is the author of the novels Empire City and Youngblood, a finalist for the 2016 Dayton Literary Peace Prize. He’s also the author of the Iraq war memoir Kaboom: Embracing the Suck in a Savage Little War.

Articles

Alternate histories like Philip Roth’s The Plot Against America—newly adapted by HBO—force us to imagine a different America.

Matt Gallagher

Have recent events in Afghanistan brought the war to a critical turning point? For U.S. troops stationed there, little has changed.

Matt Gallagher

Coming home after Navy Seal duty.

Matt Gallagher

Forum Responses

Though provocative, Jeff McMahan’s proposal for selective conscientious objection avoids serious real-world consequences. In his rush to maintain the ethical purity of the individual, McMahan exhibits a disregard for, or misunderstanding of,...
Matt Gallagher

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