Veterans
The New Yorker Documentary
Permission to Heal, in “Thank You for Your Service”
In Nic Kuklinski’s short film, a veteran’s service dog changes her perspective on closeness.
News Desk
The Veterans Struggling to Save Afghan Allies
For many who served in Afghanistan, the flawed evacuation efforts have brought feelings of shame and betrayal.
By Megan K. Stack
Daily Comment
American Purpose After the Fall of Kabul
Soldiers were told that we were champions of the rights of mankind.
By Phil Klay
News Desk
The Veterans Organizing to Stop Trumpism
A former Navy SEAL oversaw the creation of a new code of conduct that puts loyalty to democracy above politics.
By Paige Williams
U.S. Journal
Waiting for the Help That Was Promised in Eastern Kentucky
The stimulus checks are gone, and unemployment claims remain unprocessed. The Jaynes family is holding on to half a tank of gas and a dollar-fifty in change.
By Oliver Whang
Annals of Justice
How to Spot a Military Impostor
The detectives who investigate fake stories of military service use many tools, including shame.
By Rachel Monroe
U.S. Journal
The Changing Meaning of the American Flag Under Trump
To a Colorado veteran, flags represent freedom, but the nation’s most enduring symbol is taking on partisan significance.
By Paige Williams
Satire from The Borowitz Report
Sarah Huckabee Sanders Lends Her Impeccable Reputation for Honesty and Credibility to Defending Trump
“If the comments attributed to the President have alarmed voters, Sarah’s vouching for him should put an end to that,” an aide said.
By Andy Borowitz
Our Columnists
It’s Time for the Former General John Kelly to Speak Out About Trump’s Views on the Military
The former White House chief of staff appears to be in a unique position to confirm whether the President called U.S. service members who died in combat “losers” and “suckers.”
By John Cassidy
Our Columnists
How Trump’s Supporters Distort Alexander Vindman’s Very American Origin Story
For some, the fact that Vindman, an Army lieutenant colonel, is an immigrant is enough for him to be painted as a double agent, a traitor, or a spy.
By Masha Gessen
Letter from Oklahoma
The Oil-Pumping Adventures of Rachael Van Horn
After witnessing a bombing in Iraq, the Army Reserves veteran and newspaper columnist decided to work through her P.T.S.D. in the fields of the Panhandle.
By Ian Frazier
News Desk
Could Military Veterans Change More Than Control of Congress?
For the Democratic congressman and former Marine Seth Moulton and the political newcomers he has recruited, the partisan divisions of Washington are utterly at odds with their experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan.
By Evan Osnos
Postcard from Baronville
A Facebook Invite to a French Château
A French count tracked down descendants of an American soldier who bivouacked at his family’s estate in 1944.
By Lauren Collins
The Front Row
Review: “Leave No Trace” Explores the Ground in Which Poisonous Politics Grow
By Richard Brody
Mistaken Identity Dept.
The Poughkeepsie Retiree with Trump’s Phone Number
Thanks to a listing mix-up, Richard Rhoades gets two or three calls every week from people with ideas for the candidate.
By Charles Bethea