Recent articles
July 7, 2026
Contributor: Why won't Trump just tell us what the Iran war cost?
The administration owes Americans a serious accounting of what has been lost and what future spending is supposed to fix.
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June 29, 2026
Contributor: The Trump administration continues killing without answers
Legislators have finally begun to recognize the dangers of unchecked executive force.
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June 16, 2026
Contributor: U.S. military leaders are enabling Trump's lawlessness
The president abused his power in the killing of Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores. Worse, the military did nothing to stop him.
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June 10, 2026
Contributor: Hegseth's meddling with promotions tarnishes leadership and endangers the country
A visible pattern of removing women and minority officers from promotion lists sends a message to his military.
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May 30, 2026
Contributor: Why Trump is manufacturing a new crisis in Cuba
For more than 60 years, the U.S. has tried to pressure Cuba's leadership into breaking. The regime has endured.
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May 20, 2026
Contributor: The Navy's inexcusable accommodation of Kash Patel
The military is not a concierge service for powerful public officials.
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May 7, 2026
Contributor: Trump's blockade is an act of war, not the end of war
The only thing more dangerous than the president's actions against Iran is Congress' silence.
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April 29, 2026
Contributor: The U.S. is still killing people at sea. It must explain why.
Without legal justification the ongoing boat strikes are not normal, not constitutional and not something a free nation can simply get used to.
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April 21, 2026
America is already diminished by this war
Among the United States' greatest losses is its legitimacy on the world stage.
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