8 Jul, 2021
The narrow borders of militarism
The narrow borders of militarism by Robert C. Koehler 866 words Published in: Free Press, Common Dreams, Counterpunch, Sierra County...
8 Jul, 2021
31 Mar, 2021
Selective Service registration deserves a full hearing in Congress
A Supreme Court case challenging the requirement for men, but not women...
22 May, 2020
The Four Horsemen of This Apocalypse
“Recently, while taking a virtual tour of New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, I came across an image of Albrecht...
19 Feb, 2020
The paradox of climate security
“If there’s anything that’s going to shatter national borders and force humanity to reorganize itself, it’s climate change…” Robert C....
28 Nov, 2018
The demonic suction tube
“Suddenly America’s political cauldron bubbles with hope and possibility — not just because the Democrats have won races across the...
7 Nov, 2018
The issues that won’t go away
“How much real change manifested itself in the 2018 midterms? How deeply does the outcome reflect the American soul? Apparently,...
14 Feb, 2018
War and poverty: a compromise with hell
“It’s so easy to paper over the real American security void with verbiage about strength vs. weakness and the endless...
3 Nov, 2017
How to respond when someone uses a vehicle as a weapon of terror
“The use of vehicles as weapons to kill civilians has sparked global fear and attention. Such attacks can be carried...
5 Apr, 2017
Caligula with orange hair
“So maybe this is how the U.S. demilitarizes, or the American public at least returns to the consciousness of the...
3 Apr, 2017
“Fifty Years On: MLK’s Giant Triplets Still Plague Us, Including Militarism.”
“Fifty years ago this April 4, a year to the day before he was murdered, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther...
8 Mar, 2017
The moment of the fool
“Obama . . . Trump. Could there be a bigger contrast — in attitude, style, comportment, philosophy? What irony that…”...
1 Mar, 2017
Resisting Trump’s Militarization
“Not surprisingly, activists are daunted by the lightning-paced dismantling of civil rights and social justice that President Trump has authorized...
22 Feb, 2017
Costa Rica’s Peace Journey
““This is not a way of life at all, in any true sense. Under the cloud of threatening war, it...
11 Jan, 2017
War consciousness and the F-35
““The F-35 Lightning II Program (also known as the Joint Strike Fighter Program) is the Department of Defense’s focal point...
29 Sep, 2016
Presidential Debate Recommendations
“Like many others, I was deeply disturbed by much of what I heard (and saw) during the presidential debate on...