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Law & Justice

On Taxes

An experiment in a quintessentially American form of protest.

Jesse Maceo Vega-Frey

Law & Justice

The “Active Shooter” Is the State

Moving from liberal gun reform to a truly radical movement will require us to make the connection between interpersonal violence and state violence.

Judith Levine

Podcast, War & Security

On the Presidential First Use of Nuclear Weapons

What differentiates the crimes of a terrorist, hacker, or non-state actor from those of a president who launches a nuclear weapon?

Elaine Scarry, Jonathan King, Bruce Ackerman, Kennette Benedict, Bruce Blair, Sissela Bok, Rosa Brooks, John Burroughs, Hugh Gusterson, Edward Markey, Jim McGovern, Zia Mian, William Perry

Race

Against National Security Citizenship

Support for the U.S. military has long been seen as a crucial way for black Americans and immigrants to show that they “belong.”

Aziz Rana

War & Security

Exceptional Victims

The resistance to the Vietnam War was the most diverse and dynamic antiwar movement in U.S. history. We have all but forgotten it today.

Christian G. Appy

Forum

Notes for Antifa from a Former “Terrorist”

A debate with Mark Bray about Antifa and the use of violence as a political tool.

Amitai Etzioni

Politics

America's Imperial Unraveling

Could Trump's repudiation of the Iran Deal be the beginning of the end of U.S. hegemony abroad?

Aslı U. Bâli, Aziz Rana

Politics

The Putin Problem

The West thinks of Putin as an aberration among recent Russian rulers, but he stands in line with them. Understanding that continuity is vital to preventing the U.S.–Russian relationship from deteriorating further.

Thomas Graham, Rajan Menon

War & Security

An Open Letter from Guam to America

On becoming the collateral damage of American warmongering.

Victoria-Lola M. Leon Guerrero

War & Security

Militarizing the Presidency

Since its origins, the United States has grappled with the role of the military in a democracy. Given Trump's latest moves, do the people still decide who will be killed in their name?

Andrew Lanham

Politics

What Is Putin's Endgame?

Russiagate is causing more stress than glee for Putin, who always thought Hillary would win.

Thomas Graham, Rajan Menon

War & Security

The Pentagon’s Blank Check

Our defense budget is like an annual gift card for military adventures. Increasing it now is a terrible idea.

Benjamin H. Friedman

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