US military

US Drone Strikes in Nigeria: More Bullying “Shithole” than Protecting Christians

Sunday, December 28, 2025 at 8:55 AM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

This is Trump exporting his White Christian nationalist worldview under the guise of protecting Christians. Nigeria becomes the target not because Christians are uniquely threatened, but because a Black country fits Trump’s “shithole” hierarchy and Project 2025’s moralized militarism. Drone strikes become theology by other means — power dressed up as piety. Never mind that… Read more.

AWOL: General Colin Powell, America Needs to Hear Your Voice

Wednesday, June 3, 2020 at 1:27 PM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

CNN anchor Don Lemon went viral recently for calling out celebrities. He name-checked the likes of Oprah, Ellen, and Tyler Perry for not voicing enough support for the protests for racial and social justice, which are spreading across the country faster than Covid-19. He was channeling the trending meme silence = violence. But I couldn’t… Read more.

Money-Pit Budgeting and the Fallacy of America’s ‘Underfunded’ Military

Thursday, February 8, 2018 at 1:38 PM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

In a rare show of bipartisanship, Democrats and Republicans are hailing a new budget deal that will increase military spending to $700 billion for 2018 and $716 for 2019. Arguing for increased spending, McCain said more men and women in uniform are dying in avoidable training accidents than in combat. ‘Where’s the outrage? Where’s our… Read more.