Peace and War

All good things are more fragile than bad things

David P. Barash Ph.D., Judith Eve Lipton M.D.

A Nobel Peace Prize for Donald Trump?

If Donald Trump can be induced to think that he might win a Nobel Peace Prize, we'd all be better off.

#MeToo Hits Home

#MeToo has had tremendous consequences, in our hearts and minds as well as society. I am allergic to bullying and sexism, and this is difficult for my friends and family. And you?

How a Patriot (Missile) Can Be a Traitor

Anti-ballistic missiles have been much less successful than advertised. This is especially dangerous with an Administration liable to rely on them after attacking North Korea.

Deterrence Is a Superstition

When they think about deterrence (if they do so at all), most people think it makes sense. It doesn't.

Delusions of Deterrence

Even many people who should know better wear intellectual blinders when it comes to nuclear deterrence, and we are all worse off as a result.

What Would It Take?

Could we have another early 1980s-style, grassroots movement today? It’s not impossible.

Trump's So-Called Victory

Why might Russia and the Alt-Right join forces to support Trump? Maybe it was revenge for destroying the USSR, a gamble. Now nuclear war threatens both Empires.

Unpacking David Lynch's Twin Peaks, The Return

David Lynch's extraordinary TV series carries a serious message. It may also be the most ingenious and creative video of all time.

Mere Anarchy Is Loose

The Resistance will take a long time. Use creative energy to keep it lively and lovely.

Our National Nuclear Nightmare

One of the skeletons in the closet of nuclear deterrence is "credibility": how to make credible a threat that is necessarily incredible. Trump may provide a catastrophic answer.

A New Map for Relationships

Home is home and the world is the world and never, you might think, the twain shall meet. You just might be in for a surprise!

Support, or Succumb to, the Presumptive Leader!

As subordinate politicians mull whether or not to support their party's "presumptive nominee," they are acting out an ancient evolutionary script.

Nuclear Rough Beast Slouches Towards Bethlehem

Operation Anakonda 16 places 31,000 troops in Poland, while Russia arms her borders. New Cold War? No! say 127 nations.

Pre-Traumatic Stress Disorder

How do we think about the unthinkable without going mad? How can we live with the toxic knowledge of possible nuclear war, and still enjoy the days that are here, right now?

We Are Pushing the Nuclear Fire Alarm

We're on our way to a nuclear weapon-free world, but there's more work to be done. Here's what you need to know.