The Cost of Dissent

One of the moments that perfectly captured the tension of this current moment happened recently on Capitol Hill. A Marine Corps veteran named Brian McGinnis interrupted a Senate Armed Services hearing to protest U.S. military action against Iran. Standing in the chamber in his Marine dress uniform, he shouted that Americans did not want to… Continue reading The Cost of Dissent

Foreign Wars, Domestic Collapse

There is a growing sense among Americans that something is deeply off about our foreign policy. Not just morally questionable—but structurally absurd. The United States is now entangled in conflicts across the globe, many of which appear to be driven less by direct national interest and more by allegiance, obligation, or pressure tied to Israel’s… Continue reading Foreign Wars, Domestic Collapse