Roy Scranton

Roy Scranton is the author of Learning to Die in the Anthropocene and the novel War Porn. He served in the US Army from 2002 to 2006, and in Iraq from 2003 to 2004. He can be followed on Twitter at @royscranton.

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THE BIG IDEA

Why Afghanistan? Why Now?

The reason we first sent soldiers to Afghanistan—to hunt bin Laden and al Qaeda—is long gone, yet we’re sending 4,000 more troops there. Is it time to rethink our 16-year war?

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'Fire and Forget'

Veterans Collect Stories of War

<p>After serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, five soldiers met up in New York and began collecting the stories that would make up <i><a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Fire-Forget-Stories-Matt-Gallagher/dp/0306821761">Fire and Forget</a></i>, recounts editor Roy Scranton.</p>

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A Fitting Memorial

We must be sure we are makers of our history rather than passive consumers of it, writes veteran Roy Scranton.

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A-LIST DONORS

Will Hollywood Save Private Ryan?

Got Your 6 blends politics, propaganda, and Hollywood self-righteousness, writes Roy Scranton.

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America’s Diminished Enemies

If our enemy is cowardly and irrational, our fight and our victory are diminished, writes Roy Scranton.

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