What Iran Might Do When It Has Nothing to Lose
The risk of a retaliatory attack outside the Middle East is growing.
Ideas
Operational Excellence, Strategic Incompetence
The president and his advisers are in the grip of “victory disease.”
I Don’t Know How the War Is Going
The case for a little epistemic humility
How Kristi Noem Lost Her Job
She probably should have seen Trump’s decision to find a new homeland-security secretary coming.
U.S. Capabilities Are Showing Signs of Rot
When a military force begins to decline, the first symptoms may be subtle.
Trump’s Unauthorized War
The Constitution grants Congress, not the president, the power to mobilize the military—and for good reason.
Don’t Call It ‘Intelligence’
Humans are question machines. AI is an answer machine.
The Humiliation of J. D. Vance
Trump’s war with Iran shows that, within the administration, the vice president’s opinions matter less and less.
The American King Goes to War
This is not what the Founders intended.
The Dangerous Mismatch Between American Missiles and Iranian Drones
The United States has only so many expensive munitions to send after Iran’s cheap and plentiful arms.