NSFW

We overreacted to the 9/11 attacks. (N.Y. Times)

Robert Wright argues that the war in Afghanistan is strategically worse for the U.S. than the Vietnam War was. (N.Y. Times)

The American and Russian defense chiefs agree on one thing: Their respective bureaucracies and militaries are too big, and defense contractors have too much power. Good luck! We’d all be better off with a smaller, stronger military. (N.Y. Times)

For seven years, Thet Sambath met in secret with Nuon Chea, the Cambodian leader who killed 1.7 million people—including Sambath’s parents—under the Khmer Rouge. Now, Sambath has released a documentary of their meetings. (N.Y. Times)

It’s time to severely reduce our strategic nuclear arsenal. (N.Y. Times)

Is it time to pass a ‘preventive detention’ statute for terrorism? (N.Y. Times)

Theoretically, there is enough food to feed everyone in the world. However, a record one billion people go hungry due to war, climate change, poverty, and famine—mainly the “lack of give-a-damn” according to David Beckmann, president of the antihunger group Bread for the World. (N.Y. Times)