Dan McKnight, of BringOurTroopsHome.us explains that we have to stop fighting endless wars. They are promoting bills before state legislatures around the country to stop deployments of national guard troops to these unconstitutional wars. BringOurTroopsHome.US is...
National Commission Recommends Extending Draft Registration to Women
This morning the National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service (NCMNPS) released its final report, recommending that Congress amend the Military Selective Service Act to require that young women, as well as young men, register for the draft when they...
Five Years of the US-Backed War on Yemen
Originally appeared at The American Conservative.This week marks the fifth anniversary of the start of the U.S.-backed, Saudi-led military intervention in Yemen. The war has not ended, and the humanitarian crisis created by the war has only grown worse over time. I...
More Tributes to Jon Basil Utley
If you haven't read my tribute to my long-time great friend Jon Utley, please do. Jon was not only a close and dear friend, but he was a dedicated fighter for peace and one of the earliest supporters of Antiwar.com. American Conservative editor Kelley Vlahos just...
Major Announcement Due This Week on the Military Draft
This week the National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service (NCMNPS) plans to release its final report including recommendations to Congress on whether Selective Service registration should be ended or extended to young women as well as young...
Jon Basil Utley, RIP (A great freedom-fighter and a wonderful friend, I will miss him so much)
My good friend Jon Basil Utley died on Friday. Jon had been fighting lymphoma for a few years. I believe he was 87. He was one of the sweetest men I ever met. For the last several years, he served as Publisher of The American Conservative magazine and website. Last...
Scott Horton Interviews William Arkin on the Military’s Top Secret Coronavirus Plans
Scott interviews William Arkin about his recent Newsweek article discussing the the government’s various contingency plans—both public and secret—to keep a functioning, constitutional government alive during a national crisis. He is not so concerned about the...
End the Economic Wars To Save Lives
Originally appeared at The American Conservative.Barbara Slavin comments on the dire situation in Iran that has been made worse by U.S. economic warfare:Iranian animosity toward the US is understandable, given the Trump administration’s decision to quit the 2015 Iran...
Withdraw From Iraq Now
Originally appeared at The American Conservative.U.S. forces in Iraq continues to come under fire with another rocket attack Saturday that targeted the same base that was hit earlier in the week. Iraqi officials are insisting that our troops withdraw from the...
The Tereshkova Amendment and ‘Friends of Russia’
There are many in mainstream media who insist that the dissonant voices about Vladimir Putin’s Russia whom they derogatively call “useful idiots” are no more than propagandists for the Kremlin.As a card-carrying member of the “friends of Russia” club, I have in the...

