The New York Times has been running leaked information about the war in Afghanistan, and–surprise!–it’s not going as well as the administration would like you to believe. What a shock. The administration was quick to point out that none of the information contained in the leaks was exactly new, which is true. Critics of publishing [...]

Good luck to Defense Secretary Gates. He has announced an ambitious program of modernization for the military, which includes rethinking strategy for fighting asymmetrical warfare and finally killing off Cold War era weapons programs. He is not the first Defense Secretary to attempt the elimination of wasteful programs that no longer meet strategic needs. Congress, [...]