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United States Marine Corps
February 3, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Trump’s New Deportation Chief Is a “F*cking Dope,” Ex-Colleagues Say
Retired Marine Col. Daren Margolin was relieved of a command position in 2013 for firing a gun in his office.
October 29, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Makes Chilling Threat About Sending Troops to U.S. Cities
Donald Trump claimed he can send in “anyone” he wants.
January 11, 2022
MagazinePatrick Iber
The Marine Who Turned Against U.S. Empire
What turned Smedley Butler into a critic of American foreign policy?
May 17, 2021
Talia Lavin
The U.S. Military Has a White Supremacy Problem
What is the Biden administration going to do about it?
April 1, 2020
Adam Weinstein
The U.S. Military Can Barely Protect Itself From the Coronavirus
Suicides, ship quarantines, confused commanders, and stranded families: The Pentagon’s war-weary ranks are fraying amid the pandemic.
November 26, 2015
Ryu Spaeth
Happy Thanksgiving, courtesy of the U.S. Marine Corps.
January 11, 2013
Alec MacGillis
The Washington Post's Confused Anti-Hagel Crusade
December 5, 2012
Eliza Gray
Bradley Manning Gets No Love From The New York Times
October 24, 2012
Amy Sullivan
Why Won’t the Military Take Troop-on-Troop Rape Seriously?
October 19, 2012
Max Boot
After Abbottabad: Navy SEALs and American Security
October 12, 2012
Martha Raddatz
Military grumblers vs. Clinton
March 14, 2012
Amitai Etzioni
Obama’s New Old Defense Strategy
March 6, 2012
Nathan Pippenger
The Navy's New Breathalyzers And Alcohol Abuse Among Veterans
January 27, 2012
David A. Bell
In Defense of Drones: A Historical Argument
December 4, 2009
Michael Crowley
New Offensive in Helmand Province. But Why?
November 30, 2009
Jesse Zwick
The Downside of 'Smart Power'
October 9, 2009
Michael Crowley
Whose Fault Is the AfPak Confusion?
October 8, 2009
Ganesh Sitaraman
Course Correction
October 5, 2009
Jason Zengerle
Jones v. McCain
September 1, 2009
Jason Zengerle
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