Shortbursts are an occasional feature of Lawfire® designed to provide quick updates on a variety of matters… 28th Annual National Security Law Conference Agenda The Center on Law, Ethics and National Security (LENS) will present its...
Since the January 6 Capitol siege, many media and even academic outlets have published articles that paint a disturbing picture suggesting the active duty and veteran ranks are virtually infested with domestic extremists. But...
Veterans Day this year has special meaning to the thousands who served in Afghanistan. The wisdom (or not) of how the war was conducted and how withdrawal was handled is a discussion for another...
Like many Americans, I was surprised to hear that Michèle Flournoy was not president-elect Joe Biden’s pick for Secretary of Defense. Frankly, I was also disappointed as I know her and she’s a brilliant...
This family heirloom was begun by my late grandmother, and completed by my mother before she too passed away in 1992. I believe the words reflect the view of many veterans, and I hope...
As readers may recall, we’ve talked a number of times about civil-military relations, and the importance of keeping the military nonpartisan (see e.g., here, here, and here). Alex Ward, a reporter for Vox, asked...
I hope everyone has a great 4th of July!!! You may enjoy Lee Greenwood’s new version of his legendary “God Bless the USA” which he made in collaboration with the US Air Force band...
In their essay, “Whose deaths deserve to be honored,” James Joyner and Pauline Shanks Kaurin evince a curiously blinkered view of military service, and seem oddly vexed about the American public’s affection for those who...
How easy is it for a soldier to navigate the educational process on some of the nation’s most liberal campuses? Today’s guest writer can tell us as she is a graduate of Wellesley College...
Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) are emerging as one of the most daunting medical issues of the 21st century. Addressing that challenge is not, however, advanced when it becomes mired in misinformation and politicization. Unfortunately,...
Charles J. Dunlap Jr., the former deputy judge advocate general of the United States Air Force, joined the Duke Law faculty in July 2010 where he is a professor of the practice of law and Executive Director of the Center on Law, Ethics and National Security.
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