The Haditha massacre was one of the most horrific incidents of the Iraq War. This is the true story of why none of the perpetrators were brought to justice. By Adam Linehan.

Several states with legal weed industries are exploring public banks as a way to provide financial services without federal interference. By Andrew Van Dam.

Why an expert in counterterrorism became a beat cop. By Ben Taub.

Oh, the hypocrisy of it. By Robert Fisk.

Six months after Hurricane Maria, Puerto Ricans are designing a recovery that defends their island. Politicians and bitcoin billionaires have other ideas. By Naomi Klein.

"Before I can talk about Doug Mack’s travelogue-cum-history of America’s colonies, 'The Not-Quite States of America,' I’m going to take a quick detour to talk about the Red Sox..." By K.D. Atherton.

[Per Boot] If only we'd listened to an eccentric CIA operative, we might have won the Vietnam War. By Andrew J. Bacevich.

The historian Elizabeth Catte on J.D. Vance, colonial logic, and the end of coal in the region that outsiders love to imagine but can’t seem to understand. By Regan Penaluna.

The transformation of the American economy was supposed to usher in a new era of prosperity via a “rural renaissance.” Where has that dream gone and how do we bring it back? By John Ikerd.

The US Africa Command is soon expected to release a series of reports on the October 4, 2017, skirmish in Niger that claimed the lives five Nigeriens and four US soldiers. In the meantime… By Jacob Mundy.

Rising obesity numbers, drug use, criminal backgrounds and other problems mean most people at prime military recruiting age are ineligible to serve. By Bryan Bender.

If Americans are looking for where the 'two Americas' first began to form, Vietnam is a good place to start. By Gil Barndollar.

A review of Michael Ruse’s book on the religion of scientism. By Charles LaPorte, Joseph LaPorte.

Max Hastings reviews "My Lai: Vietnam, 1968 and the Descent into Darkness" by Howard Jones.

Morten Høi Jensen weighs two takes on Darwin’s legacy.

Fifty years ago, France lost a war while trying to keep millions of Muslims French citizens. One French writer launched a movement to rethink “identity” in its aftermath and helped reinvent nationalism for the 21st century. By J. Lester Feder, Pierre Buet.

Molly Crabapple spent a week in Puerto Rico, documenting grassroots efforts by communities to rebuild. Here are excerpts from her sketchbook.

The U.S. military began eyeing Agadez as a drone hub almost as soon as it persuaded Niger's government to permit it to fly drones from Niamey in 2013. A year later, the government approved construction of the second base. By Sudarsan Raghavan, Craig Whitlock.

How Laura Ingalls Wilder’s frontier vision of freedom and survival lives on in Trump’s America. By Vivian Gornick.

The pilgrims stole from graves, the Wampanoag were devastated by disease, and the peace between them was political. By Becky Little.