William J. Astore

William J. Astore is a retired lieutenant colonel of the US Air Force. He has taught at the Air Force Academy and the Naval Postgraduate School, and now teaches history at the Pennsylvania College of Technology.

US Wars and Military ActionJanuary 28, 2019

The Endless Cost of Washington’s Lost Wars

American forces are engaged in an open-ended war on terror in 80 countries, costing nearly $6 trillion since 2001

William J. Astore
Arms SpendingJune 4, 2018

Meet the New, Super-Expensive Stealth Bomber the US Doesn’t Need

Jimmy Carter once canceled a massive weapons project because it was useless. Would Trump?

William J. Astore
Foreign PolicyMarch 15, 2018

The Pentagon Wants You to Go Shopping While the Experts Go to War

Americans are in the dark about the near-global warfare being waged in their name.

William J. Astore
US Wars and Military ActionFebruary 5, 2018

10 Commonsense Tricks to Curb the Pentagon’s Endless Wars

Isn’t it finally time to apply a little reason to our disastrous pattern of war-making?

William J. Astore
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US Wars and Military ActionSeptember 12, 2017

The ‘World’s Greatest Military’ Is Indeed Great—at Defeating Itself

American forces seek to dominate everywhere, but they win decisively nowhere.

William J. Astore
Nuclear Arms and ProliferationJuly 13, 2017

Nuclear Bunkers Won’t Protect You From What’s Happening in the White House

It’s time to stop hiding from the crises we’ve created.

William J. Astore
PoliticsJune 6, 2017

Rather Than Russia, America Should Fear Itself

Like the Soviet Union, it is now defined by surveillance, militarism, and shadow government.

William J. Astore
US Wars and Military ActionApril 13, 2017

What Does an ‘America-First’ Foreign Policy Actually Mean?

Putting the military first, second, and third, apparently.

William J. Astore
War on TerrorFebruary 28, 2017

The Longest War in American History Has No End in Sight

And military leaders are still under the delusion that we can win.

William J. Astore
War on TerrorJanuary 26, 2017

Donald Trump Is a Symptom of America’s Dark Side

In a country that continues to embrace fear and violence, is it any wonder that a “birther” bully was elected president?

William J. Astore

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William J. Astore

US Wars and Military ActionJanuary 28, 2019

American forces are engaged in an open-ended war on terror in 80 countries, costing nearly $6 trillion since 2001

Arms SpendingJune 4, 2018

Jimmy Carter once canceled a massive weapons project because it was useless. Would Trump?

Foreign PolicyMarch 15, 2018

Americans are in the dark about the near-global warfare being waged in their name.

US Wars and Military ActionFebruary 5, 2018

Isn’t it finally time to apply a little reason to our disastrous pattern of war-making?

The stakes are higher now than ever. Get The Nation in your inbox.

US Wars and Military ActionSeptember 12, 2017

American forces seek to dominate everywhere, but they win decisively nowhere.

Nuclear Arms and ProliferationJuly 13, 2017

It’s time to stop hiding from the crises we’ve created.

PoliticsJune 6, 2017

Like the Soviet Union, it is now defined by surveillance, militarism, and shadow government.

US Wars and Military ActionApril 13, 2017

Putting the military first, second, and third, apparently.

War on TerrorFebruary 28, 2017

And military leaders are still under the delusion that we can win.

War on TerrorJanuary 26, 2017

In a country that continues to embrace fear and violence, is it any wonder that a “birther” bully was elected president?