Phil Klay

Klay, a National Book Award-winner, is the author of Missionaries and teaches at Fairfield University's MFA program. His new book is Uncertain Ground: Citizenship in an Age of Endless War

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A Talisman Against the Taliban

For a network of volunteers still helping to evacuate Afghans, a small statue has become a unifying symbol of humor and hope.

By Phil Klay

“War Is Betrayal.” Coming to Terms With America's Disastrous Departure from Afghanistan

What does the Afghanistan debacle mean for America's veterans and those we left behind?

By Phil Klay

Eric Greitens’ Embarrassing Fantasies of Political Violence

There’s always been something a little pathetic with how Eric Greitens publicizes himself. After the Osama bin Laden raid, he went on cable show after cable show, hawking his memoir and explaining how SEALs like...

By Phil Klay

Leaving Afghanistan Isn't Enough to End America's Forever Wars

The Russian soldier, it was said, had suffered a concussion, then total memory loss. When he woke up in Kabul, in the waning days of the Soviet War in Afghanistan, he had trouble figuring out...

By Phil Klay

Public Rage Won’t Solve Any of Our Problems

Recently a friend asked me, with what I thought was a hint of suspicion in his voice, why my writing was so “apolitical.” It’s not the first time it’s happened, but it always surprises me....

By Phil Klay
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