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Military Industrial Complex

Once immune to backlash, is trust in our military and police slipping?

West Point professor suggests that unchecked violence and the growing civ-mil disconnect may finally be taking its toll.

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Washington Politics

How the national security state has come to dominate a 'civilian' government

The immediate crises of the American republic should be clear enough right now: responding to the pandemic and restoring our civilian democracy.

Should Congress grant a waiver to sec def candidate Lloyd Austin?
Military Industrial Complex

Should Congress grant a waiver to sec def candidate Lloyd Austin?

If the goal is de-militarizing our national security, we have to ask whether a recent general is the best choice to lead the DoD.