COVID-19: Rethinking Our National Approach April 1, 2020 William J. Astore takes this coronaviral moment as an opportunity to imagine a more democratic, less bellicose America. Read more →
The Militarization of Everything October 31, 2019 The expanding cultural authority of the armed forces is a problem for U.S. democracy, writes William J. Astore. Read more →
The American Cult of Bombing June 10, 2019 William J. Astore analyzes the fallacies behind the U.S. drive to wage war from the air. Read more →
Whose Blood, Whose Treasure? March 21, 2019 America’s senior generals find no exits from endless war, writes William J. Astore for TomDispatch. Read more →