In an age when American presidentsĀ routinely boastĀ of having theĀ worldās finest military, where nearly trillion-dollarĀ war budgetsĀ are now a new version of routine, let…
A progressive Pentagon? Talk about an oxymoron! The Pentagon continues toĀ grow and surgeĀ with ever larger budgets, ever more expansive missions (for example,…
I can still remember my parents singing a somewhat cleaned-up version of the World War I-era song āYouāre in the Army Now.ā…
All around us things are falling apart. Collectively, Americans are experiencing national and imperial decline. Can America save itself? Is this country,…
I turn 60 this year. My health is generally good, though I have aches and pains from a form of arthritis. Iām…
My name is Bill Astore and Iām a card-carrying member of the military-industrial complex (MIC). Sure, I hung up my military uniform…
More than two millennia ago, in the History of the Peloponnesian War, Thucydides recounted a disastrous conflict Athens waged against Sparta. A masterwork…
American schools are soft, you say? I know what you mean. I taught college for 15 years, so Iāve dealt with my…
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