A review of Steve Coll, “The Achilles Trap: Saddam Hussein, the CIA and the Origins of America’s Invasion of Iraq” (Penguin Random House, 2024)

In defense of our “grossly irresponsible talk.”

Threats against public officials have been steadily rising for some time. Saturday was the sad crescendo to a disturbing trendline.

The Supreme Court’s decision in Trump v. United States would have been wrong and dangerous at any time. It’s uncommonly so with Trump poised to retake power.

The decision will dramatically impact only about 52 cases and, conceivably, not even those. It is unlikely to affect any charges against former President Trump.

The Nordic Resistance Movement has been listed as a foreign terrorist organization. Other groups should follow, but probably won’t.

The world may be standing down in the legal fight to hold perpetrators responsible for the Islamic State’s worst crimes in Iraq.

A military commissions judge recently made two evidentiary rulings that could potentially help the government.

The Anti-Defamation League’s statistics on antisemitism can tell us something about hate crime law, but they are not a substitute for hate crime data.

The scale and frequency of attacks launched by the terrorist group's East African affiliate are increasing.