Military Draft

Mad Men: "Seven Twenty Three" -- HuffPost Review

William Bradley | Posted 11.28.2009 | Entertainment


William Bradley

What "Seven Twenty Three" is is Don Draper's Waterloo. Or I should say, Dick Whitman's Waterloo. That's the day in 1963 on which Don Draper/Dick Whitman gets lassoed.

Military Contractors and Our Buck-Stops-Nowhere "Wars"

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 10.21.2009 | Politics


Frank Schaeffer

I have less and less respect for the way our civilian leaders lack the courage to tell the truth about our wars.

Service Members, Vets, and Families Marching for Justice

Aubrey Sarvis | Posted 07.26.2009 | Politics


Aubrey Sarvis

The protests against these shameful, archaic rules are growing louder by the day among progressives of all stripes, gay and straight.

McCarthyism with Lipstick

James Love | Posted 11.09.2008 | Politics


James Love

Sarah Palin is discovering now her abilities to engage in the type of character assaults that one associates with Joe McCarthy -- guilt by association.

Jason Linkins

McCain's Lobbyists, The Draft, And Dungeons And Dragons On Crappy Hour

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 09.21.2008 | Politics


This morning, I had the opportunity to join one of my favorite writers and thinkers, Megan Carpentier, for Jezebel.com's daily feature, Crappy Hour, t...

Is McCain Flip-Flopping, Calling for Draft, or Just in Fantasy Land?

Jon Soltz | Posted 07.23.2008 | Politics


Jon Soltz

If McCain is serious about an indefinite commitment to Iraq, with no timetable for when the troops come home, then he doesn't have the troops to make any meaningful "surge" in Afghanistan.

Beautiful Bella

Hal Donahue | Posted 07.11.2008 | Politics


Hal Donahue

Photo: Scranton Times-Tribune Sacrificing So Jenna and Barbara Bush can be free Her mother, a sharp, attractive lady, walked into my office las...

McCain: World War III Would Justify Draft

The Huffington Post | Posted 07.03.2008 | Politics


John McCain said last night during a campaign tele-conference that he would bring back a military draft in the United States only in the case of a 'Wo...