Twenty years after 9/11, U.S. policy in the Middle East is still based on a fundamental mistake.

World leaders are gearing up for the annual summit of the G20 in Osaka, Japan, where they will turn their attention to a host of issues, not least the U.S.-China trade relationship.

Dan asks a question that everyone who has ever signed up for military service has likely asked: was it worth it? His answer is worth reading. 

When conventional tools of resistance have failed or been compromised, humor has been a weapon of last resort for the African subaltern.