| Mar 28, 2018 | Peace / SecurityI’m scared. I don’t have anything more savvy, or cool, or nuanced to say. I’m just scared. Since November 8, 2016, I’ve felt varying degrees of distress ranging from unease to panic. But whatever Donald Trump has done while in office — however...
| Aug 23, 2017 | Peace / SecurityNearly 55 years ago, in October 1962, I was a college student who’d just turned 20. The Cuban Missile Crisis began the day after my birthday, and it seemed entirely possible that I (along with tens of millions of other people) might die in nuclear fire and fury...
| Jul 19, 2017 | Peace / SecurityTensions between the U.S. and North Korea are at an all-time high — and continue to escalate following North Korea’s test of a missile that can supposedly reach Alaska. It’s still possible to turn down the heat with small steps that could lead to more...
| May 13, 2015 | Peace / SecurityThe George W. Bush administration famously dubbed Iran, Iraq, and North Korea the “Axis of Evil.” The White House accused that ominous-sounding triumvirate of funding terrorism and developing weapons of mass destruction. The goal was to garner public...
