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The Never-Ending Frontier?

The US imperialist wars in the Philippines, Korea, Vietnam, and Afghanistan grew from US wars against Indigenous people in the 19th century.

by Karl Jacoby via Public Books on February 9, 2021

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First-Person Shooter Ideology

The cultural contradictions of Call of Duty.

by Daniel Bessner via The Drift on February 2, 2021

These Photos Capture the Lives of African American Soldiers Who Served During World War II

Pittsburgh photographer Teenie Harris focused on the patriotism of men who fought for the country abroad while being discriminated against at home.

by Dominique Luster via Smithsonian on May 22, 2020

How Carter's '80 SOTU Unleashed America's 'World Police'

Forty years ago he announced a new American doctrine of aggressive Middle East interventionism that never went away.

by Edward D. Change via The American Conservative on February 4, 2020

The Making of the Military-Intellectual Complex

Why is U.S. foreign policy dominated by an unelected, often reckless cohort of “the best and the brightest”?

by Daniel Bessner via The New Republic on May 29, 2019

When Presidents Intervene on Behalf of War Criminals

Amid reports that Trump may pardon accused or convicted war criminals, it's worth remembering Nixon's response to the My Lai Massacre.

by Mikhaila Fogel via Lawfare on May 27, 2019

Imperial Exceptionalism

Is it time for an end to American imperialism? Two authors re-examine American intervention overseas.

by Jackson Lears via New York Review of Books on January 29, 2019

Remembrance of War as Warning

Might a new approach to war memorials keep us out of future unnecessary wars?

by Christopher Preble via War on the Rocks on August 13, 2018

What Does It Mean to Give David Petraeus the Floor?

Some historians worry that giving the former general an invitation to keynote means giving him a pulpit.

by Gunar Olsen via The Nation on July 5, 2018

Young men show a reporter how to make molotov cocktails in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, in July 1966. (Bill Ray/Life Picture Collection/Getty Images)

One of America's Smartest Magazines Published a Molotov Cocktail How-To in 1967

A riot represents people making history.

by Nina Renata Aron via Timeline on September 23, 2017

How Vietnam Dramatically Changed Our Views on Honor and War

The military’s focus on individual service members in the late years of Vietnam has created a permanent legacy

by Richard Lachmann via The Conversation on September 13, 2017

What Was the Confederate Flag Doing in Cuba, Vietnam, and Iraq?

The Confederate flag’s military tenure continued long after the Civil War ended.

by Greg Grandin via The Nation on July 7, 2015

The Good War on Terror

To fully understand what has gone wrong since 9/11, it is necessary to rewind the tape to that moment just before.

by Chris Hayes via In These Times on September 8, 2006

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