The Damage of the Travel Ban

by Robert E. Hunter President Donald J. Trump’s executive order banning travel to the United States by people from seven Muslim countries did not spring, like Athena, fully armored from the forehead of Zeus. It is a direct descendent of… Continue Reading

Letter from 100-Plus National Security Leaders on Refugee Executive Order

by Madeleine Albright, Janet Napolitano, Susan Rice, and others January 30, 2017 The Honorable John F. Kelly Secretary Department of Homeland Security 3801 Nebraska Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20036 The Honorable Sally Yates Acting Attorney General Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania… Continue Reading

How Islamophobes and “Alternative Facts” Shaped Trump’s Muslim Ban

by Eli Clifton The White House’s temporary ban on visitors from seven Muslim majority countries threw the Trump administration into its first constitutional conflict over the weekend when multiple federal judges blocked parts of the executive order. Media attention has… Continue Reading

Weapons, Warriors, and Fear as the New Order in America

by William Astore I came of age during America’s Cold War with the Soviet Union, witnessing its denouement while serving in the U.S. military. In those days, the USSR led the world’s weapons trade, providing arms to the Warsaw Pact… Continue Reading