David J. Luban (Georgetown): Military Lawyers and the Two Cultures Problem. From NYRB, William Pfaff on when the Army was democratic. From FDL, a book salon on The Military Industrial Complex at 50 by David Swanson. Jon Meacham on the case for bringing back the draft: The politics of war would be profoundly different if more Americans had a direct connection with the military. The Legend of the Spat-Upon Veteran: It’s a disproven myth, but politicians, keen on dispelling opposition and maintaining militarism, continue to feed the fable. Lyle Jeremy Rubin on how the Left can win the military, and save America’s soul. An excerpt from Bring Me Men: Military Masculinity and the Benign Façade of American Empire, 1898-2001 by Aaron Belkin. He was a proud Marine who survived three brutal tours in Iraq and had plans to redeploy with the national guard, but when 30-year-old Noah Pippin vanished inside Montana’s remote Bob Marshall Wilderness, he left behind a trail of haunting secrets — and a mystery that may never be solved. A look at how the military can change personalities, slightly. Here are 5 things you didn’t know about U.S. Army Special Forces.