On war, Trump must remember the wisdom of St. Augustine

Peace is not merely the absence of fear. It stabilizes the conditions under which ordinary people can act, plan, invest, and raise families.Chaos, by contrast, is asymmetric. It falls hardest on those least equipped to bear it, displacing populations, destroying fragile livelihoods, and forcing the marginal participant — whether the paycheck-to-paycheck citizen, retail investor, or refugee — into the worst possible outcomes.This is why the decision to go to war cannot be judged by intention or i...