If there’s one thing you can always rely on Senator John McCain for, it’s doing his best to scare the American public. The Arizona Republican’s penchant for supporting aggressive military action against a variety of menacing actors overseas, or at the very least, consistently ...read more

Editor's note: This article was originally published in September of 2014, but remains relevant in light of recent events in Germany.  Recently, Daily Banter writer Michael Luciano wrote a piece criticizing President Obama's claim that the Islamic State, or ISIS/ISIL, isn't ...read more

Here's the week that was, at The Daily Banter. MEMBERS ONLY: My Personal Obamacare “Horror Story” Bob Cesca's "horrific" experience dealing with the exchanges set up by the Affordable Care Act isn't so much an Obamacare nightmare so much as a cautionary tale about the ...read more

What happens when you invade the wrong country for the wrong reasons, fail to stop a civil war by refusing to rebuild it properly, then start bombing neighboring countries? If your answer is: "A complete and utter nightmare," you'd be right. After the US invaded Afghanistan ...read more

Over the weekend, ISIS released a video depicting the immediate aftermath of the murder of American aid worker Peter Edward Kassig, who adopted the Muslim name Abdul-Rahman Kassig while in captivity following his apparent conversion. The White House has confirmed the ...read more

The U.S.' small-scale face-off with Islamic State in northern Iraq seems pretty sure to escalate in coming months, and President Obama's hawkish critics in Congress are already rushing to secure agreements to again authorize U.S. military action in Iraq. Two congressional ...read more