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There is a new normal in America: our government may shut down, but our wars continue. Congress may not be able to…
William J. Astore
William J. Astore is a retired lieutenant colonel (USAF) and professor of history. He is a senior fellow at the Eisenhower Media Network (EMN), an organization of critical veteran military and national security professionals. He is the author of American Militarism on Steroids: The Military-Industrial Complex, Unbounded, Uncontained, and Undemocratic.
Today’s unmanned aerial vehicles, most famously Predator and Reaper drones, have been celebrated as the culmination of the longtime dreams of airpower enthusiasts, offering…
Few things have characterized the post-9/11 American world more than our worshipful embrace of our generals. They’ve become our heroes, our sports…
Now that Mitt Romney is the presumptive nominee of the Republican Party, the media is already handicapping the presidential election big time,…
Perhaps you’ve heard of “Makin’ Thunderbirds,” a hard-bitten rock & roll song by Bob Seger that I listened to 30 years ago while in…
America’s wars are remote. They’re remote from us geographically, remote from us emotionally (unless you’re serving in the military or have a…