This Week’s Big Question: Is Julian Assange the New Daniel Ellsberg?
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View ArticleTales of the Absurd: Military Spending on Generals, Scandals, Golf
If Congress wants to get serious about solving the federal deficit, perhaps they need to take a closer look at where some of the most wasteful spending occurs. Next year, the U.S. government will...
View ArticleIs the F-35 Program Symptomatic of What’s Wrong with Defense Spending?
The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is proving to be one of the most complex aircraft ever designed– as well as the most expensive. A report by the Government Accountability Office that was covered in...
View ArticleIs Cutting the Pentagon’s Budget is a Gift To Our Enemies?
The sequester has forced virtually every government agency to find ways to trim spending, and the Department of Defense is no exception. The Pentagon was given six months to find $41 billion in cuts...
View ArticlePentagon Plans to Slash Defense Spending; But Are Cuts a Gift to Our Enemies?
In an announcement today that will certainly be scrutinized by defense hawks, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel unveiled a proposal for major cuts at the Pentagon, including the reduction of the U.S. Army...
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