Mushroom Clouds in Anime
This month’s installment of Inkstick’s new monthly culture column, The Mixed-up Files of Inkstick Media (inspired by From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler),where we link…
Managing Editor
Sahar Khan
Managing Editor
Sahar Khan (@khansahar1) is the Managing Editor at Inkstick. She is also a research fellow at the Cato Institute's Defense and Foreign Policy Studies department. Sahar holds a PhD in political science from the University of California, Irvine; a MPP from the Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago; and, a BA from Ohio Wesleyan University. Sahar's work has appeared in various well-known sources, such as The Diplomat, Axios, The Hill, South Asian Voices, and Newsweek.
How Paul Kagame Gets Away With His Crimes
In 2005, Paul Rusesabagina stood in the East Room of the White House to receive America’s highest civilian honor, the Medal of Freedom from President George W. Bush. Now, Rusesabagina,…
Don’t Ask Us to Serve
It is hard to believe that this month marks the ten-year anniversary of the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell (DADT). When I first heard that DADT had been repealed, I was sitting in my…
Dr. Seuss Has One More Lesson
Did “Green Eggs and Ham” teach you to try new things? Did “The Cat in the Hat” show you the power of imagination? Did “The Lorax” open your eyes to the dangers of deforestation?…
When the World Becomes Your Battlefield
On Sept. 20, 2001, just nine days after the 9/11 attacks, President George W. Bush used the phrase “War on Terror” for the first time. Addressing a joint session of Congress — and the…
Congress Should Cut US Military Ties With Saudi Arabia
President Biden’s decision to direct the FBI to declassify key documents relating to Saudi Arabia’s connection to the 9/11 attacks is the latest example of his administration’s…
Looking Over My Shoulder
Sept. 12, 2001 was the first day of my politicization. You see, before that I had no reason to be afraid. I was born in Iran and came to the United States when I was about 4 years old. I had…
The Escalating Politicization of the US Military
Last week the Washington Post sent shockwaves around the country when it published snippets from a soon-to-be-released book by two of its star journalists, Bob Woodward and Robert Costa. The…
Closing the Gaps Between Servicemembers and the American Public
We have been a nation at war — sort of. Due to the longest wars in American history being shouldered by a tiny percentage of the population, the vital civil-military relationship has…
Coming to Terms with a Cultural Trauma
In the summer of 2001, I was twenty-six years old. I worked in a low-key academic staff position at a suburban Philadelphia university and spent my free time with friends. The headlines…