Arguing About War (2004) collects philosopher Michael Walzer’s essays on when and why to engage in warfare, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the “war on terrorism,” and other topics widely discussed since 9/11. Walzer celebrates our military and political leaders’ increasing use of just war rhetoric, but he fails to explain why it should not be interpreted skeptically.

Laurie L. Calhoun is a Research Fellow at the Independent Institute and Advisory Editor of Transition: An International Review.
Defense and Foreign PolicyGovernment and PoliticsGovernment PowerNorth Africa and The Middle EastTerrorism and Homeland Security
Other Independent Review articles by Laurie L. Calhoun
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Winter 2010/11 Political Philosophers on War: Arguments inside the “Just War” Box
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