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William J. Astore

William J. Astore, a retired lieutenant colonel (USAF) and professor of history, is a TomDispatch regular and a senior fellow at the Eisenhower Media Network (EMN), an organization of critical veteran military and national security professionals. His personal substack is Bracing Views.

A Thousand Times Worse

Or How to Nuke History

By William J. Astore On October 1, 2020On October 8, 2020

Killing Democracy in America

The Military-Industrial Complex as a Cytokine Storm

By William J. Astore On July 26, 2020On July 26, 2020

“Light ‘Em Up”

Warrior-Cops Are the Law — and Above the Law — as Violence Grips America

By William J. Astore On June 7, 2020On June 7, 2020

Having It Easy in the Beginning, Tough in the End

How My Dad Predicted the Decline of America

By William J. Astore On March 29, 2020On March 29, 2020

The Paradox of America’s Endless Wars

They Persist Because They Don’t Exist (For Americans)

By William J. Astore On February 25, 2020On May 15, 2021

The Art of the Deal, Pentagon-Style

Wars Without Victories, Weapons Without End

By William J. Astore On February 4, 2020On May 15, 2021

American Exceptionalism Is Killing the Planet

The Many Abuses of Endless War

By William J. Astore On December 1, 2019On May 15, 2021

Killing Me Softly with Militarism

The Decay of Democracy in America

By William J. Astore On October 24, 2019On May 15, 2021

The Ultra-Costly, Underwhelming F-35 Fighter

Lockheed Martin Remains Top Gun in the Pentagon’s Cockpit

By William J. Astore On September 15, 2019On May 15, 2021

In Wars and Weapons We Trust

America’s Militarized Profession of Faith

By William J. Astore On August 13, 2019On August 13, 2019

The Riptide of American Militarism

Lessons from the Natural World on Washington’s Unnatural Wars

By William J. Astore On July 9, 2019On July 9, 2019

The American Cult of Bombing and Endless War

Ten Tenets of Air Power That I Didn’t Learn in the Air Force

By William J. Astore On June 4, 2019On May 15, 2021

How the Pentagon Took Ownership of Donald Trump

Six Ways to Curb America’s Military Machine

By William J. Astore On April 30, 2019On April 30, 2019

Whose Blood, Whose Treasure?

America’s Senior Generals Find No Exits From Endless War

By William J. Astore On March 19, 2019On March 19, 2019

The U.S. Military’s Lost Wars

Overfunded, Overhyped, and Always Over There

By William J. Astore On January 27, 2019On May 15, 2021

Why American Leaders Persist in Waging Losing Wars

Hint: They’re Winning in Other Ways

By William J. Astore On October 25, 2018On May 15, 2021

Why Can’t We Just Play Ball?

The Militarization of Sports and the Redefinition of Patriotism

By William J. Astore On August 19, 2018On August 19, 2018

The Air Force’s Strange Love for the New B-21 Bomber

The Military-Industrial Complex Strikes (Out) Again

By William J. Astore On June 3, 2018On June 4, 2018

America’s Phony War

Blitzkrieg Overseas, Sitzkrieg in the Homeland

By William J. Astore On March 15, 2018On March 15, 2018

Our Enemy, Ourselves

Ten Commonsense Suggestions for Making Peace, Not War

By William J. Astore On February 4, 2018On May 15, 2021

The American Military Uncontained

Out Everywhere and Winning Nowhere

By William J. Astore On September 12, 2017On May 15, 2021

Preparing for Doomsday

A Shelter-in-Place Mentality Is the New American Normal

By William J. Astore On July 13, 2017On May 15, 2021

America’s Real Red Scare

The Slow-Motion Collapse of the American Empire

By William J. Astore On June 6, 2017On June 6, 2017

What Does an “America-First” Foreign Policy Actually Mean?

Putting the U.S. Military First, Second, and Third

By William J. Astore On April 13, 2017On May 15, 2021

Losing a War One Bad Metaphor at a Time

Thrashing About in the Afghan Petri Dish

By William J. Astore On February 28, 2017On February 28, 2017

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