Breaking the First Rule of Imperial Warmaking

In response to the attacks of September 11, 2001, George W. Bush opened up a world-altering Global War on Terror that cost $6 trillion and counting, and destroyed 900,000+ lives.

But if you watch The O.C.,¹ a drama that depicts Southern-California life at its finest and was launched five months after the Iraq invasion, you’ll see no sign of that disastro…