Recent articles
July 28, 2026
Contributor: Why are 4,000 National Guard still patrolling Washington?
Military missions, especially ones conducted within the U.S., require continuing justification, not just continuing authorization.
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July 18, 2026
Contributor: America is at war. Pete Hegseth is focused on beards and hormones.
The Defense secretary is working to replace military standards rooted in mission with standards that reflect his personal image of the American warrior.
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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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