“The American tradition has always been that once our troops are committed to battle, the full power and means of the nation should be mobilized and dedicated to fight for victory—not for stalemate or ...

President George Washington’s often-read but rarely heeded Farewell Address includes a passage that has remained perennially relevant in American life. Reflecting on the domestic costs of entangling ...

Patton, Apocalypse Now, and Full Metal Jacket are all among the very best American war movies in cinematic history.

Once war begins and American soldiers are under fire, a rational discussion of the pros and cons of war becomes nearly impossible. That is exactly why our Founders wrote a Constitution that demands a ...

America can’t begin to heal itself until it confronts a hard truth: our modern wars have been not only tragic, but futile. ...

“Truth crushed to the earth will rise again … lies and injustice may temporarily prevail but will ultimately yield to the power of truth and justice.” ― William Cullen Bryant, from the 1874 poem, “The ...

Donald Trump first threatened to intensify America’s bombing so much that it would destroy Iran’s “whole civilisation”. Then, ...

Most people, including Filipinos, have probably never heard of the Mock Battle of Manila, which was staged on Aug. 13, 1898, in Manila Bay around Cavite. Staged but not theatrically. It did involve ...