Articles by Laurence M. Vance on the Military
"Brutus on the Evils of Standing Armies,"
LewRockwell.com
, February 2004
"Cato on the Evils of War and Standing Armies,"
LewRockwell.com
, September 2004
"The Problem with BRAC,"
LewRockwell.com
, September 2005
"The Armed Forces Day of Reckoning,"
LewRockwell.com
, May 2006
"Who is Responsible?"
LewRockwell.com
, September 2006
"Supporting the Troops,"
LewRockwell.com
, October 2006
"No, You Can't Have My Daughter,"
LewRockwell.com
, October 2006
"Deadly Oaths,"
LewRockwell.com
, October 2006
"Beware of Child Predators,"
LewRockwell.com
, January 2007
"The Anti-Federalists on Standing Armies,"
LewRockwell.com
, May 2007
"DOD 101,"
LewRockwell.com
, September 2007
"Do Violence to No Man,"
LewRockwell.com
, September 2007
"Should Anyone Join the Military?"
LewRockwell.com
, October 2007
"Don't Enlist,"
LewRockwell.com
, November 2007
"Veterans Day,"
LewRockwell.com
, November 2007
"Have a Non-Military Christmas,"
LewRockwell.com
, December 2007
"Dr. Gates vs. Dr. Paul,"
LewRockwell.com
, January 2008
"Heroes or Dupes?"
LewRockwell.com
, April 2008
"The Most Unnecessary Job in the World,"
LewRockwell.com
, May 2008
"The Blame Game,"
LewRockwell.com
, September 2008
"I Was Just Following Orders,"
LewRockwell.com
, July 2009
"Military Doublespeak,"
LewRockwell.com
, November 2009
"Do Antiwar Libertarians Hate the Military?"
LewRockwell.com
, December 2009
"Should the U.S. Military Go to Haiti?"
LewRockwell.com
, January 2010
"The Few, the Proud, the High School Students,"
Lew Rockwell.com
, March 2010
"There They Crucified Him,"
LewRockwell.com
, April 2010
"The Marines Are Looking for a Few Good High School Students,"
LewRockwell.com
, May 2010
"Things the Marine Corps Forgot to Mention,"
LewRockwell.com
, June 2010
"U.S. Presidents and Those Who Kill for Them,"
LewRockwell.com
, July 2010
"Thank a Vet?"
LewRockwell.com
, November 2010
"Should Gays and Lesbians Serve in the Military?"
LewRockwell.com
, February 2011
"Our Men and Women in Uniform,"
LewRockwell.com
, April 2011
"Killing Is Your Life Work,"
LewRockwell.com
, May 2011
"Thank You for Your Service?"
LewRockwell.com
, July 2011
"Cursed Be Unconditional Obedience,"
LewRockwell.com
, August 2011
"Freedoms I Wish the Military Were Defending,"
LewRockwell.com
, September 2011
"How to Reduce Military Suicides,"
LewRockwell.com
, November 2011
"Blue Angels Budget Blues,"
Future of Freedom Foundation Commentaries
, December 2011
"A Budding Red-State Fascist,"
LewRockwell.com
, December 2011
"Outrage over Body Parts of War Dead Is Misdirected,"
Future of Freedom Foundation Commentaries
, December 2011
"The Real Problem with the National Defense Authorization Act,"
LewRockwell.com
, January 2012
"Marines, Why Do You Do This to Your Families?"
LewRockwell.com
, January 2012
"Go Ahead and Join,"
LewRockwell.com
, January 2012
"Future Killer,"
LewRockwell.com
, April 2012
"Join or Not Join?"
LewRockwell.com
, September 2012
"So Was It Worth It?,"
LewRockwell.com
, December 2012
"The Twelve Days of Christmas (Military Version),"
LewRockwell.com
, December 2012
"Soldiers in Fantasyland,"
LewRockwell.com
, January 2013
"No, I Have Never Been in the Military,"
LewRockwell.com
, January 2013
"Hero or Murderer?"
LewRockwell.com
, February 2013
"Murder Is Still Murder,"
LewRockwell.com
, February 2013
"Timbuktu Not out of Reach of U.S. Troops,"
FFF Daily,
March 2013
"War Heroes,"
LewRockwell.com
, April 2013
"Should We Honor Vietnam Veterans?"
LewRockwell.com
, April 2013
"Is It Okay to Kill?"
LewRockwell.com
, May 2013
"Happy Military Appreciation Day,"
LewRockwell.com
, July 2013
"Service or Employment?"
LewRockwell.com
, July 2013
"Natural National Defense,"
LewRockwell.com
, July 2013
"An Asinine Proposition,"
LewRockwell.com
, September 2013
"Is Obama Gutting the Military?"
LewRockwell.com
, September 2013
"Are U.S. Soldiers Really This Dumb?"
LewRockwell.com
, October 2013
"Erasmus on the Wickedness of Soldiers,"
LewRockwell.com
, November 2013
"The Cult of the Uniform,"
LewRockwell.com
, December 2013
"You Can't Have a War without Soldiers,"
LewRockwell.com
, January 2014
"Walking in the Steps of a Soldier,"
LewRockwell.com
, February 2014
"An Antidote to Military Exceptionalism,"
LewRockwell.com
, March 2014
"Speak for Yourself,"
LewRockwell.com
, June 2014
"Guards at Concentration Camps Were Just Doing Their Jobs,"
Lew Rockwell.com
, October 2014
"Worship the Veterans Day,"
LewRockwell.com
, November 2014
"Remember the Service of Our Heroes This Christmas Season,"
LewRockwell.com
, December 2014
"I'm Sick of It,"
LewRockwell.com
, April 2015
"What Should We Be Saying to Veterans?"
LewRockwell.com
, May 2015
"Ye Shall Be As Gods,"
LewRockwell.com
, June 2015
"Governments Don't Kill, People Do,"
LewRockwell.com
, September 2015
"Thank Them for What?"
LewRockwell.com
, November 2015
"Who Can Stop the Drive to War?"
LewRockwell.com
, December 2015
"The Government Doesn't Care about Your Children,"
LewRockwell.com
, January 2016
"Dumb and Dumber,"
LewRockwell.com
, January 2016
"Are You a Military Idolater?"
LewRockwell.com
, March 2016
"Is Joining the Military the Right Thing to Do?"
LewRockwell.com
, March 2016
"I Don't Appreciate the Military,"
LewRockwell.com
, May 2016
"The Real Heroes,"
LewRockwell.com
, June 2016
"Qualified Soldiers,"
LewRockwell.com
, September 2016
"Are Soldiers Culpable?"
LewRockwell.com
, October 2016
"Why No Protest over Military Appreciation Days?"
LewRockwell.com
, October 2016
"How to Increase Military Recruitment,"
LewRockwell.com
, November 2016
"Saying What Needs to Be Said about the Military,"
LewRockwell.com
, March 2017
"Does the Military Need to Be Rebuilt?"
LewRockwell.com
, July 2017
"Lying Mattis,"
LewRockwell.com
, October 2017
"What U.S. Soldiers Actually Sign Up For,"
LewRockwell.com
, October 2017
"Honoring the Fallen,"
LewRockwell.com
, December 2017
"What Else Will They Learn in the Military?"
LewRockwell.com
, February 2018
"Myrmidons,"
LewRockwell.com
, April 2018
"Pimps in Our Midst,"
LewRockwell.com
, May 2018
"The Fourth of July Has Nothing to Do with the Military,"
LewRockwell.com
, July 2018
"The Most Unnecessary Federal Spending,"
Future of Freedom Foundation Commentaries
, July 2018
"Is Google Better than the U.S. Military?"
LewRockwell.com
, August 2018
"Don't Be a POW,"
LewRockwell.com
, September 2018
"Thank You for Your Service,"
LewRockwell.com
, November 2018
"My Son Is a Marine,"
LewRockwell.com
, December 2018
"The Slavery Commission,"
LewRockwell.com
, February 2019
"Can U.S. Soldiers Be Heroes?"
LewRockwell.com
, March 2019
"A Senseless Sacrifice,"
LewRockwell.com
, April 2019
"Veteran Parking,"
LewRockwell.com
, May 2019
"Serving in the Military Can Be Hazardous to Your Mental Health,"
LewRockwell.com
, May 2019
"The Greatest Generation of Whoremongers,"
LewRockwell.com
, June 2019
"What Is It that Libertarians Don't Get about the Military?
LewRockwell.com
, September 2019
"Military Habits,"
LewRockwell.com
, October 2019
"Thank You for What Service?"
LewRockwell.com
, November 2019
"The Madness of the Military Mindset,"
LewRockwell.com
, December 2019
"What Freedoms?"
LewRockwell.com
, May 2020
"DeFund the Pentagon,"
Future of Freedom Foundation Commentaries
, August 2020
"I Have Never Served in the Military,"
LewRockwell.com
, September 2020
"Does the Military Defend Our First Amendment Freedoms?"
LewRockwell.com
, November 2020
"The Greatest Generation of Fornicators and Carousers,"
LewRockwell.com
, January 2021
"Will Women Have to Register for the Draft in 2021?"
LewRockwell.com
, January 2021
"The U.S. War Industry,"
LewRockwell.com
, March 2021
"The Real Merchants of Death,"
LewRockwell
, July 2021
"Is Dying in Military Training Worse than Dying in Combat?"
LewRockwell.com
, March 2022
"What Americans Should Do If They Are Concerned about Ukraine,"
LewRockwell.com
, March 2022
"Do Soldiers Protect Us?"
LewRockwell.com
, June 2022
"Should We Love the Troops?"
LewRockwell.com
, July 2022
"Why So Many Military Suicides?"
LewRockwell.com
, September 2022
"Just What Is the Military's Image and Reputation?"
LewRockwell.com
, July 2023
"Should We Celebrate Veterans?"
LewRockwell.com
, November 2023
"Why Would Anyone Join Today's Military?"
LewRockwell.com
, January 2024
"Army Values,"
LewRockwell.com
, March 2024