Ending Endless War From the Right

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Nov 18, 2019 A new generation of veterans may signal a profound change in America's post-9/11 forever wars. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Watching My Students Turn Into Soldiers of Empire

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Nov 7, 2019 A new generation of West Point-educated officers faces potential tours in countries involved in our forever wars 15 years after I did. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Secretary of Defense, Incorporated

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Oct 7, 2019 The appointment of lobbyist Mark Esper to lead the department should be a huge scandal. That it isn't speaks volumes about our priorities. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Mike Pence’s West Point Address Should Keep Us Awake at Night

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig May 28, 2019 The vice president promises graduating cadets that they'll likely see combat. In a functioning democracy, it would have set off alarm bells. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Pence to West Point Graduates: ‘A Virtual Certainty’ They’ll See Combat

The Associated Press May 25, 2019 The vice president warns of global danger and tells of support as he addresses the most diverse class to graduate the U.S. Military Academy. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Who Are the Real Terrorists in the Middle East?

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Apr 18, 2019 The answer might surprise you. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Fighting in the Forever Wars Turned Me Into a Progressive

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Apr 1, 2019 Now, at the end of my military career, I realize my deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan are what kept me from becoming a full-blown neocon. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

West Point Can’t Hide Its Reverence for the Confederacy

Spenser Rapone / Truthdig Oct 24, 2018 Robert E. Lee is practically a fixture on campus. What will it take for the academy to pull down these totems of white supremacy? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Politics

American History for Truthdiggers: The Fraudulent Mexican-American War (1846-48)

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Aug 18, 2018 President Polk, and generations of sympathetic historians, told the American people the conflict was justified. But what if it was just blatant imperialism? Dig deeper ( 22 Min. Read )

The Soldier’s Tale

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Jun 24, 2018 Spenser Rapone—dismissed by some of his classmates at West Point as the “communist cadet”—courageously confronted the military’s toxic hyper-masculinity, misogyny, racism and role as the enforcer for global capitalism. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

The West Point Soldier Who Called It as He Saw It

Spenser Rapone / Truthdig Jun 20, 2018 Spenser Rapone tells how he discovered that the military he joined wasn't what Hollywood and commercials had made it out to be. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Are We Who We Thought We Were?

Maj. Danny Sjursen / AntiWar.com Apr 5, 2018 Americans are led to believe they have been fighting for democracy and freedom these past 17 years, but the truth is far murkier. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )