Blog Posts - May 2012

Ryan Crocker Slips Quietly Away

By Kelley B. Vlahos, on May 28, 2012

Washington’s foreign policy elite loves to mock the overuse of the cliché “graveyard of empires,” but it seems as though the last decade of our increasingly failed bid in Afghanistan is littered with lackluster epitaphs for American generals, envoys and diplomats.

Sharon Presley on Libertarian Feminism

By Angela Keaton, on May 28, 2012

 

War Inc. Shifts Homeward

By Kelley B. Vlahos, on May 21, 2012

The Rape of Our Military Women

By Kelley B. Vlahos, on May 15, 2012

When Washington needed women to carry out its two-front war of choice, they were there, lending more than 255,000 female volunteers to the mission. Today, women make up approximately 15 percent of the active duty force and 20 percent of the reserve components.

Presenting the Zoe Taylor Award

By Angela Keaton, on May 14, 2012

This just in from LOLA board member and film producer Megan Duffield:  

"How to place your article and write for specific publications" Training May 16

By LOLA Admin, on May 8, 2012

with Nita Ghei, 7pm at the Cato Institute.

This event will be the last in our three-part series, and will wrap all of the trainings together. Nita is from the Cato Institute's communications department, and is responsible for placing Cato's scholars' articles in various publications. You'll learn how to do it yourself and reach a wider audience. You'll also learn to tailor your piece for specific publications, and how to decide which publication is right for you. Join us! RSVP to lola@iamlola.org.

The Hive and the Heterodoxy

By Kelley B. Vlahos, on May 7, 2012

Last month in this space we discussed the role of top foreign policy/national security think tanks as standard-bearers for the military establishment and political status quo in Washington.

"Move over leftists: Real feminists reject subsidies"

By LOLA Admin, on May 6, 2012

In her piece in The Daily Caller, Emily O'Neill discusses why women are not helpless nor entitled, and how: