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The expanding cultural authority of the armed forces is a problem for U.S. democracy, writes William J. Astore.
In need of a “collusion” connection, top FBI officials have now been shown to be behind the false portrayal of an unregistered lobbyist as a spy.
Phil Rockstroh muses on how the impulse to possess an unlimited number of firearms fits into the late-imperium scheme of things.
Allegra Harpootlian links gun violence at home to U.S. wars abroad.