William J. Astore

William J. Astore, a retired lieutenant colonel (USAF), has taught at the Air Force Academy and the Naval Postgraduate School. He currently teaches at the Pennsylvania College of Technology. He is regular contributor to TomDispatch and also the author of Hindenburg: Icon of German Militarism (Potomac, 2005).

US Wars and Military Action July 12, 2016

Can You Spot the American Military in Your Favorite Sci-Fi Film?

Hint: We’re always the bad guys.

William J. Astore
US Wars and Military Action June 21, 2016

Air Power Is Unlikely to Solve America’s Problems

Despite the sorry results delivered by air power over the last 65 years, the US military continues to invest heavily in it.

William J. Astore
US Wars and Military Action April 15, 2016

All the Euphemisms We Use for ‘War’

How words have shaped the United States government’s ongoing cycle of violence.

William J. Astore
US Wars and Military Action March 22, 2016

The US Military Is America’s 51st State

The military has become a force unto itself, increasingly unaccountable to either the president or Congress.

William J. Astore
US Wars and Military Action February 11, 2016

Does the US Military Suffer From ‘Affluenza’?

No matter what the military does (or doesn't) accomplish, it continues to garner praise, resources, and funding.

William J. Astore
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US Wars and Military Action October 27, 2015

Welcome to Afghanistan—Now, Let’s Take a Selfie

The American military doesn’t have a strategy; it has an itinerary.

William J. Astore
US Wars and Military Action August 18, 2015

How America’s Broken Service Academies Create a Broken Military

Many of the military’s problems begin with the training of its leaders.

William J. Astore
US Wars and Military Action June 29, 2015

The US Is Addicted to War

When you define something as war, violence becomes the only means.

William J. Astore
Foreign Policy May 14, 2015

The Cold War’s Over—So Why Is the US Military Still Built to Fight It?

A quarter-century after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the military remains structured to defeat a threat that no longer exists.

William J. Astore
Regions and Countries February 2, 2015

7 Reasons Why America’s Wars Aren’t Ending Anytime Soon

How never-ending war became—and will stay—the new normal.

William J. Astore

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William J. Astore

US Wars and Military Action July 12, 2016

Hint: We’re always the bad guys.

US Wars and Military Action June 21, 2016

Despite the sorry results delivered by air power over the last 65 years, the US military continues to invest heavily in it.

US Wars and Military Action April 15, 2016

How words have shaped the United States government’s ongoing cycle of violence.

US Wars and Military Action March 22, 2016

The military has become a force unto itself, increasingly unaccountable to either the president or Congress.

US Wars and Military Action February 11, 2016

No matter what the military does (or doesn't) accomplish, it continues to garner praise, resources, and funding.

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

US Wars and Military Action October 27, 2015

The American military doesn’t have a strategy; it has an itinerary.

US Wars and Military Action August 18, 2015

Many of the military’s problems begin with the training of its leaders.

US Wars and Military Action June 29, 2015

When you define something as war, violence becomes the only means.

Foreign Policy May 14, 2015

A quarter-century after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the military remains structured to defeat a threat that no longer exists.

Regions and Countries February 2, 2015

How never-ending war became—and will stay—the new normal.