Ethics of War – Tragedy and Farce

Devil’s Advocate: Was Blowing Up Alderaan Justified?

In Star Wars Episode Four, the evil Empire commits perhaps the most infamous war crime in the history of film: the destruction of Alderaan. Using the Death… Read more “Devil’s Advocate: Was Blowing Up Alderaan Justified?”

Welcome to Part Two of my series about just war theory as applied to George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire. In the last… Read more “Just War Theory in Game of Thrones: Part II”

Disclaimer – the following article contains spoilers for George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire Series, as well as HBO’s Game of Thrones. Beware!… Read more “Just War Theory in Game of Thrones: Part I”

When, if ever, can actions performed by soldiers be heroic? In the final episode of his long running series on the Pacific Theater of World War II,… Read more “Heroism and Warfare: A Dan Carlin Rebuttal”