Myth of Reality in ‘Lone Survivor’
DistortedThe film ‘Lone Survivor’ is meant to be a celebration of a heroic SEAL team in Afghanistan, but in making up parts of the story and avoiding hard truths the director Peter Berg has failed those men—and the viewer.
Our Lost Decade
Honest AnswersA Marine officer who served two tours in Iraq looks back at 10 years of war, death, and destruction, and asks: What have we learned? By Benjamin Busch.
The True State of Our Independence
On July 4th, Benjamin Busch wonders whether Americans will consider what this country was founded on and what we’re fighting for?
We Sent Him
An American soldier’s shooting rampage in Afghanistan exposed the confusion and steep cost of our war there. Former Marine Benjamin Busch on throwing the last stone.