Opinion | History Is Clear. America’s Military Is Way Too Big.

Global military dominance has not lived up to its hype for American interests. 

Opinion | When Will Biden Join the Fight for Voting Rights?

It’s impossible to conclude that the president has been pulling out all the stops to defend voting rights.

Opinion | To Save His Presidency, Biden Must Tell the Truth About Afghanistan

He may not be able to save his ambitious legislative agenda unless he understands this crucial lesson from the past.

Primary Day in New York: Rain, Short Lines and a New Kind of Ballot

New York City voters used ranked-choice voting for the first time in a mayoral race on Tuesday, and many of them took it in stride.

In Vietnam, the Pentagon Papers Are History Written by the Defeated

The Vietnamese have released no equivalent to the papers, but they have relied heavily on the originals.

The Secrets and Lies of the Vietnam War, Exposed in One Epic Document

With the Pentagon Papers revelations, the U.S. public’s trust in the government was forever diminished.

Opinion | Secrets That Were No Secret, Lessons That Were Not Learned

As a soldier in Vietnam, I already knew what the Pentagon Papers revealed. In the years since, America's leaders have repeated the same mistakes.