*The pernicious and lucrative aspects of military madness are personified in the favorite to be Biden’s Defense Secretary,* Michele Flournoy.

*The militarization of American society and the "thank-you-for-your-service" fetishization of American soldiers will continue to thrive.*

Americans who join the US military typically wish to serve their country. There are scenarios in which they might be called upon to do that. But what they are more often ordered to do is wreak suffering on some other country.

Rather than passing the buck to an imaginary deity to "protect our troops," the president ought to make sure not to endanger them for bad reasons.

The UK invites volunteers to help take care of asylum seekers imprisoned in a privatized old military base, and threatens to imprison the volunteers if they describe the resistance of the asylum seekers.

This is said to include hunger strikes and suicide attempts.

DeJoy, before becoming head of the USPS, had a business, and made a practice of laundering campaign contributions through the employees.

That is illegal. Will DeJoy be prosecuted?

Two "security" guards in Brazil beat a black man to death. One of them punched him while the other held him in place.

Administering the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine is a difficult logistical challenge in the US, especially because of inadequate funding for public health.