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Whether we left 10 years ago, or stayed another 20, this was always going to happen. It didn't have to happen like this.

In which Murff covers the plausible theory that early hominids came out of the trees in search of nothing less than happy hour. It’s...

After 20 years and $2 trillion, the US is quitting Afghanistan in roughly the same place we found it.

Zersetzung! The East German art of sowing chaos and discord. As a tactic, it still has its fans.

After nine years of civil war, Libya has a national interim government. Will this one stick? Do they ever stick as well as we remember?

The framers of the constitution looked to Rome for guidance. Not to build an empire but to avoid one. Results have been mixed.

You rid us of Saddam.” He touched his heart, “But what was your plan? For after?” The man didn’t seem angry, just genuinely baffled.

Thoughts on the US Syria gambit - and game theory.

Zarif makes a persuasive argument. On the other hand, not trusting people further than you can throw them is no reason not to like them.