A doctor recently said, "We are in the business of sickness, but we should be in the business of wellness." Likewise, we have a "Defense" Department (which was called the War Office or War Department from 1789 until September 18, 1947) potently framing the terms in which Americans think of international problem-solving. Shouldn't we be thinking in terms of diplomacy and peace as our first "wellness" response? The institution of a Peace Department would grant the necessary high-level and wide-spread public recognition to strategies that maintain and encourage peace rather than those that threaten war.