Every serviceman and servicewoman swears an oath — not to a commander, not to a political party, not even to the President, but to the Constitution. That oath is the ...

Frequent Pajaronian contributor Theo Wierdsma writes about whether it is right for the U.S. military to follow orders it knows are illegal.

The obligations of warriors in a republic are clear. They are to be loyal not to any individual leader but to their country’s ...

Sen. John Kennedy defends President Trump's military strike authority against cartels, slams colleagues for "acting like Jack ...

Courage is rarely convenient. Sometimes it is condemned. Ask Hugh Clowers Thompson Jr. On March 16, 1968, Thompson, a young ...

Courage is rarely convenient. Sometimes it is condemned. Ask Hugh Clowers Thompson Jr.

The law is clear that service members can disobey illegal orders,” explains Joshua Braver, but with a deep “ambiguity,” as ...

Blind obedience is not part of the American character, and this feature extends to the military as well, R. Bruce Anderson ...

Charli Carpenter directs Human Security Lab which has received funding from University of Massachusetts College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, the National Science Foundation, and the Lex ...

Military members can be prosecuted for following orders that are unlawful. A war of words between President Donald Trump and Democratic military and national security veterans on Capitol Hill has ...

Six lawmakers, who all served in the military or the intelligence community, released the message in a video. The Trump administration sharply criticized the effort. By Greg Jaffe Reporting from ...