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Yes, Please Call It the War Department
Current Affairs • Sep 9, 2025

Yes, Please Call It the War Department

Donald Trump has made one of the most remarkable blunders of his political career, beginning the process of changing the name of the “Department of Defense” to the “Department of War.” In doing so, Trump is eliminating an Orwellian propaganda term that was meant to disguise aggression as defense. Trump and “Secretary of War” Pete Hegseth believe that this new name will emphasize the “lethality” of the department. But what it will actually do—assuming it is followed through on, which is doubtful—is make it more obvious that the U.S. state is a warmongering aggressor, and galvanize opposition to U.S. military spending. It was difficult to convince Congress to cut “defense spending,” since, after all, who can oppose defense? On the other hand, “war spending” is easy to make a case against. The American people support defense, but they are sick of war.

Who Will Stand Up Against the President’s Lawless Killings?
Current Affairs • Sep 8, 2025

Who Will Stand Up Against the President’s Lawless Killings?

In 2019, during his first term, Donald Trump launched a covert spying operation in North Korea. According to new reporting from theNew York Times, a team of Navy SEALS was dispatched to North Korea to “plant an electronic device that would let the United States intercept the communications of North Korea’s reclusive leader, Kim Jong-un, amid high-level nuclear talks with President Trump.” 

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