From Rhyd Wildermuth: " I'm not the sort of person the police or military exist to protect...why let them murder in my name?"

Banning burkinis, the War on Terror and the US occupation of Afghanistan have nothing to do with improving the lives of women. Why, then, did Women’s welfare become central to any discussion about these topics?

Humanitarian crises will weaken borders between “developed” and “underdeveloped” nations, and guaranteeing these borders will continue to weigh on the US Military. How can we better prepare for this impending fate?

"The memory was a like a bad tooth that his tongue kept wanting to probe." From Kevan Manwaring

I cringe to hear people talk of 9/11 in tones that suggest it was a simpler, kinder, more peaceful time. It wasn't really.