William J. Astore

William J. Astore, a retired U.S. Air Force lieutenant colonel and professor of history, is a senior fellow at the Eisenhower Media Network, an organization of critical veteran military and national security professionals. His personal substack is Bracing Views.

Pentagon Briefing Room

Beyond the right's "woke" slurs, what would a "progressive" U.S. military really look like? William J. Astore

Men In Military Uniforms Standing

“The greatest fighting force in human history”: The perpetual wars you aren't supposed to notice William J. Astore

The Pentagon building in Washington, D.C.

Ex-military officer: DOD budget shows vast power of the military-industrial-congressional complex William J. Astore

Elizabeth Warren; Bernie Sanders; Yemen War

POW nation: When will America free itself from war? William J. Astore

Reclaiming American idealism William J. Astore

Donald Trump holding the Bible

America's dark side in the age of Trump William J. Astore

Black Lives Matter; Police

Killing democracy in America: The military-industrial complex as a cytokine storm William J. Astore

Police; Tear Gas; Atlanta

"Light 'em up": Warrior-cops are the law — and above the law — as violence grips America William J. Astore

John Moore

Living through coronavirus hard times William J. Astore

USA Soldier

The paradox of America’s endless wars William J. Astore

Planet Earth

American exceptionalism is killing the planet William J. Astore

US Military

Killing me softly with militarism William J. Astore

Trump-Lockheed Martin

The ultra-costly, underwhelming F-35 fighter William J. Astore

United States Korea

In wars and weapons we trust William J. Astore

Donald Trump; Tank

The riptide of American militarism William J. Astore

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