It’s Plainly Obvious That Donald Trump Has No Iran Policy
His dim tweets and rash threats have pinned the U.S. in a corner with Tehran.
National Security
The Kids Aren’t Alright
#UnwantedIvanka and the equally omnipresent Jared aren't just meme-able jokes, they're conduits for graft and possible threats to national security.
America’s Once and Future Concentration Camp
Postcards from a homeland outpost where Native Americans, Japanese-Americans, and now lone migrant children have been enemies of the state.
Is Anyone Surprised Iran Has Returned to Enrichment?
The predictable result of the Trump administration's incoherent foreign policy
Who Is Actually Running the U.S. Military’s Iran Efforts?
As tensions rise, an unprecedented military briefing by a hawkish secretary of state throws the chain of command into doubt.
The U.S. Government Is Utterly Inept at Keeping Your Data Secure
What do your smartphone and the world’s most advanced fighter jet have in common? The Trump administration can’t protect them from hackers.
The Sum of All Beards
How did facial hair win American men’s hearts and minds? Thank the war on terror.
U.S. Counterterrorism’s Big Blindspot: Women
The United States doesn't think of women as active participants in terrorist groups. It also doesn't think of women as potential counterterrorist allies.
Making Sense of Netanyahu’s Strange Slideshow
The Israeli prime minister said the Iran deal "is based on lies.” Of course it is, says nuclear expert James Acton—but the U.S. knew that.
If It Seems Too Good to Be True...
North Korea's announcement that it will be shutting down its nuclear tests is great news. But there's one giant caveat here.
A Humble Proposal to Sanction Some Hungarian Kleptocrats
Viktor Orban's corrupt authoritarian style seems to be spreading in Europe, with serious security risks.
Anti-Intelligence
What happens when the president goes to war with his own spies?
The Invisible Veterans of the Left
When will the Democratic Party stop treating veterans like tokens?
Trumpism Was Real—and Its Death Deserves to Be Mourned
The president is becoming a typical right-wing Republican, thereby preserving a flawed status quo.
The Danger of Politicizing Intelligence
Donald Trump will try to bend the CIA to his will. America is still recovering from the last time a president did that.
Why Do Liberals Keep Calling Donald Trump a Dove?
Only in America could proposals to bomb at least three nations and indefinitely occupy another be labeled “isolationism.”
