When War Comes Home: A Constitutional Warning
A failed war does not end when the drones stop flying. It creates a new danger: A government that refuses to admit defeat and a president who, having failed abroad, seeks muscular victories elsewhere. The war against Iran is a case study in the limits of military...
250 years of US independence: How France helped turn the tide of the Revolutionary War
On July 4, 1776, 13 British colonies in North America broke with the British Crown and declared their independence, in a momentous act of rebellion that would change the course of history. As the United States celebrates its 250th birthday, FRANCE 24 looks back...
The Truth about the Forever War
It has been more than six months since President Donald Trump — without the authorization of Congress — declared war on Iran. It is turning into one of those forever wars that candidate Trump so vigorously denounced. Now he has enmeshed us in such a war, costing...
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TEXAS:Texas education board approves controversial school curriculum changes The Brief The Republican-majority Texas State Board of Education approved revised high school social studies standards that alter how Islam and Christianity are taught. Opponents and Muslim...
A Small but Welcome Justice at Gitmo
The recent suppression of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed’s torture-tainted confessions at Guantanamo Bay is far more than a victory for a defendant. It is a victory for the Constitution. The United States government today alleges that Mohammed was the mastermind of the...Obiter Dicta
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