John Mearsheimer is the Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago and one of the leading foreign policy scholars in America. Here’s what he has to say to you. Also, read his new article, “Death and Destruction in Gaza.” Dear Antiwar.com Reader, It is amazing how much war there … Continue reading "Why You Should Support Antiwar.com"
Sherman’s march to the sea, by F.O.C. Darley. Public Domain. “You people of the South don’t know what you are doing,” William Tecumseh Sherman told David F. Boyd in 1860. “This country will be drenched in blood, and God only knows how it will end. It is all folly, madness, a crime against civilization! You … Continue reading "This Christmas, Remember That War Is Hell"
==== Anti-war essays, poems, short stories and literary excerpts British writers on peace and war Siegfried Sassoon: Selections on war ==== Siegfried SassoonMemoirs of an Infantry Officer The war had become undisguisedly mechanical and inhuman. What in earlier days had been drafts of volunteers were now droves of victims. ‘Fivers’ melted rapidly at the Olympic, […]
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Tom Woods and I had a hoot on his podcast talking about my new book, Last Rights: The Death of American Liberty. We debunked police dogs, tarred the TSA, and revealed how Pornhub is being victimized by the ADA. Beer also takes a victory lap late in the interview. In his thumbnail for the interview, […]
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What is taking place in Gaza is meant for the history books: an epic tale of a small nation under a long, brutal siege for many years, facing one of the greatest military powers in the world. And yet, it refuses to be defeated. Not even the legendary tenacity of Leo Tolstoy’s ‘War and Peace’ … Continue reading "‘Let It Be a Tale’: On Refaat Alareer and the Martyrdom of the Gaza Intellectual"
The significance of the December 12 UN General Assembly vote goes well beyond the demand for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza. It is a striking repudiation of US hegemony. The significance is not just in the content of the vote but in the context of the vote. US planners have long believed that the … Continue reading "The General Assembly Just Rebuked US Hegemony"
==== Anti-war essays, poems, short stories and literary excerpts British writers on peace and war Bertrand Russell: Selections on war and peace ==== Bertrand RussellWhy Men FightA method of abolishing the international duel War as an Institution In every civilized country two forces coöperate to produce war. In ordinary times some men – usually a […]
Barely a day has passed since the 7 October attack by Hamas when the western media has not revisited those events, often to reveal what it claims are new details of astonishing atrocities carried out by the Palestinian group. These disclosures have served to sustain public indignation in the West, and kept Palestinian solidarity activists … Continue reading "Why Is the Media Ignoring Evidence of Israel’s Own Actions on 7 October?"
On December 18, the United States announced a military operation aimed at responding to the Houthis recent attacks on commercial ships by Yemen’s Houthis. According to David DeCamp, the United States is possibly looking at bombing Yemen and considering listing them as a “foreign terrorist organization.” This would lead to the United States to canning … Continue reading "Biden Must Avoid Reigniting the War in Yemen"
