Bracing Views
Bill AstoreU.S. militarism and politics. Making sense of a vexing and perplexing world.
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The Riptide of American Militarism Grows Ever Stronger
Seven years ago, I wrote the article below for TomDispatch on the riptide of American militarism. Sadly, that riptide has only grown stronger and more violent in the second Trump administration. Pentagon spending continues to soar as Trump...
The Militarized Insanity of this American Moment
There’s so much militarized crazy in America today that it’s entirely overwhelming. Here’s a “top ten” list:
1. The illegal and unconstitutional war against Iran.
Remember when Trump told us he wouldn’t start wars? Remember when attacks...
Extractive Capitalism
Extractive capitalism is the economic model for the United States.
We’ve been living through a brutal experiment of how much work and wealth can be extracted from the working- and middle classes and funneled upward before the former are ex...
Military Intelligence Is Increasingly Artificial Intelligence
If you’ve been in or near the military, you’ve heard quips about military intelligence being the ultimate oxymoron or that it’s akin to military music, i.e. not very musical, unless you love pompous marches. But increasingly military intell...
Golden Dome as the Golden Boondoggle
Golden Dome, President Trump’s ~~ambitious~~ dangerously escalatory missile defense shield, may cost Americans as much as $18 billion in the next fiscal year. According to my AI friends (perhaps soon to be running Golden Dome under the name...
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