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War and PeaceMay 12, 2011
Washington Court Culture and Its Endless Wars
Our wars and their impact are kept in remarkable isolation from what passes for public affairs in this country, leaving most Americans with little knowledge and even less say about whether they should be, and how they are, waged.
William J. Astore
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Foreign PolicyFebruary 22, 2011
On Listening to Our Troops
“Support our troops” is an unconditional American mantra. We’re told to celebrate them as warrior-liberators, as heroes, as the finest fighters the world has ever known. What we’re not told to do is listen to them.
William J. Astore
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PoliticsJanuary 6, 2011
Freedom Fighters for a Fading Empire
What it means when Obama says we have the world’s finest fighting force.
William J. Astore
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PoliticsNovember 1, 2010
The New American Isolationism
The cost of turning away from war's horrific realities.
William J. Astore
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US Wars and Military ActionJuly 22, 2010
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PoliticsJune 3, 2010
Doubling Down in Afghanistan
Is Washington a compulsive gambler, unwilling to fold a losing hand?
William J. Astore
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Executive BranchOctober 13, 2009
Obama at the Precipice
Will Obama do any better at listening to critics of the Afghan War than Lyndon Johnson did on Vietnam?
William J. Astore
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Internet and New MediaJune 5, 2008
Geeks and Hackers, Uncle Sam’s Cyber Force Wants You!
Part of the Air Force's new "above all" vision of full-spectrum dominance, America's emerging cyber force has control fantasies that would impress George Orwell.
William J. Astore
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Nation HistoryApril 17, 2008
Leaving Cheyenne Mountain
Post-cold war America is looking a lot like the former Soviet Union.
William J. Astore