ICYMI - Why Nuclear War Looks Inevitable
Several recent developments have the potential to move the hands of the nuclear doom clock closer to midnight. In this episode from a while back, we talked with the Washington Post's Dan Zak about his...
8 Sep 201830min
From JFK to Qanon: Why Conspiracy Theories Won’t Go Away
Conspiracy theories are as old as the republic. Actually, they're a lot older than OUR republic. In every country, in every culture, people believe powerful forces are colluding in ways they know noth...
4 Sep 201830min
Insider Attack Leaves Wounded Marine, Lingering Questions
Sometimes called insider, or “green on blue” attacks, when U.S. forces are assaulted by their allies, it usually makes the news. That wasn’t the case in Syria when a member of the Syrian Defense Force...
27 Aug 201826min
Space Is Dangerous, but Is Space Force the Answer?
Humanity has never been farther from home than the moon (and that was nearly 50 years ago), but the United States may soon be getting its own Space Force. So, what are the dangers a Space Force is mea...
20 Aug 201831min
How the US May Have Lost a War It Didn't Fight
When Syria was pulled apart seven years ago, the United States opted to stay on the sidelines. It was clear that President Bashar Al-Assad was a bad guy, but it was far less clear who the good guys we...
6 Aug 201829min
What We Learned From an Attack on Facebook
Bonus Episode: Facebook recently revealed that trolls had been at it again: creating pages intended to drive Americans ever further apart, turning the volume of online political discourse up to 11. Al...
3 Aug 201828min
Why Germany Isn’t Picking Up More of NATO’s Tab
One of the great strains on NATO is the question of who’s paying how much for what. But that’s not a new problem. Almost as long as the alliance has been around - 69 years - there’s been arguing over ...
31 Jul 201830min
