What can one person do to lessen the amount of war in the world, either with money or actions? [more inside]
posted by sdis on Dec 28, 2010 - 11 answers

Has former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair actually contributed at all to Middle East Peace? I mean this in his capacity as "Middle East Peace Envoy". [more inside]
posted by Biru on Jul 5, 2010 - 8 answers

How do I help my little brother get out of the Marines? My little brother (well, not so little anymore) recently graduated from Marines' boot camp and is now in infantry training (I think, I'm woefully ignorant of military terminology). He recently expressed to me online that he's basically had enough with the Marines and wants to go home. Is there any way he can do that simply and legally? Would he have to get a dishonorable discharge. Seriously, I know nothing about the military having come from a long line of cowards. Can he just leave or is there some special process? Is there some kind of hotline or something he can call to be counseled on this stuff? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Nov 9, 2009 - 29 answers

How do its proponents argue that the arms trade contributes to peace/stability? [more inside]
posted by knapah on Feb 8, 2009 - 13 answers

What's the origin of the phrase: "What if we threw a war and no one came?" [more inside]
posted by macinchik on Jun 13, 2007 - 17 answers