James Joyner

Far too many servicemembers have made their opinions public -- a violation of both ethics and the fundamental principle that in the U.S., civilians make policy.

Even a humanitarian operation demands a logical premise and a well-designed goal. The administration's proposal has neither.

There really are checks and balances in our national-security system, but apathy prevents them from exercising rigorous oversight.

Jobs, reputations, and institutional memory are just some of the reasons why the armed forces are hard to restructure, regardless of what Hagel might promise.

But superstar women are judged more harshly than their male peers when they choose to put family ahead of career.