Commentary I’ve walked the wall and touched the names of classmates. I respect those who fought in Vietnam; many were draftees. It was my generation’s war. A volunteer force improved the military—a positive—but the idea exacerbates the growing division within our country. We’re a divided nation with a loss of faith in institutions and a…

Former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has called for Australian school leavers to undertake a period of either compulsory military or voluntary service to improve social cohesion in the country. Speaking to the Institute of Public Affairs Australia Future podcast, Abbott noted that if Australia wanted to improve social cohesion throughout the country, the government…