Defense planners are prepared to accept risk to deter China, but what does that mean for counterterrorism?

 A review of Jessica Pishko, “The Highest Law in the Land: How the Unchecked Power of Sheriffs Threatens Democracy” (Dutton, 2024) and Emily M. Farris and Mirya R. Holman, “The Power of the Badge: Sherif...

The Pentagon is dismantling one of the U.S. military’s most effective tools—just as it becomes more essential than ever.