An Inconvenient and Problematic Holiday

Armistice Day and the Empire Remarks delivered at Community Church of Boston, November 9, 2025 (transcript edited for clarity and corrections). Thank you so much for having me again. It means a lot to get asked to speak to this group. Smedley Butler was just...

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Imagine if Veterans Day Became Obsolete

Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author’s permission. Tomorrow is Veterans Day, though of course November 11th was originally Armistice Day to mark the end of World War I on the 11th hour of the 11th day in 1918. Back then, it was hoped that the World War would...

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The President’s Murder Spree Continues

The Trump administration murdered six more civilians in the Pacific: The United States struck two alleged drug-carrying vessels in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Sunday, killing six people on board, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Monday, as calls mounted...

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