Defense
Obama's Recovery That Wasn't; Plus: How to Really Cut Defense Spending!
Matt Welch & Kennedy preview Reason's brand-new issue
Americans Denied Kiwis Armor
The US military refused to let New Zealand troops in Afghanistan borrow mine-resistant vehicles
Rachel Maddow Abbreviates History
An MSNBC host's book on foreign policy leaves out too much of the story of how this mess began.
Defense Cuts Are Not the End of the World
It's a little rich to hear conservative Republicans treat national security as if it were a federal jobs program
More Liberal Concern Trolling on Paul Ryan: He Questioned the Integrity of Military Leaders!
He didn't cut military spending, but he questioned whether the Pentagon needed as much as it said it did. That's controversial?
White House Playing Coy on Defense Layoffs?
GOP lawmakers say the White house is leaning on defense contractors to stay mum about likely post-election job cuts
Pentagon Warns Missile Defense Employees: Stop Watching Porn
But remember, its sequestration that's the national security risk, not government waste
Republicans Say White House Hiding Sequestration Lay Offs
Why would the Department of Labor ever want to wait till after the election for layoffs to be announced?
NATO Comes to Chicago
NATO's summit this weekend in the Windy City will produce a lot of hot air, but what the aging alliance really needs is a douse in cold water.
No Pilot, No Problem
The future of military aviation is unmanned. The sooner it comes, the better.
"The New Debate in the Republican Party Needs to be Between Conservatives and Libertarians"
Sen. Jim DeMint talks about the looming fiscal crisis and the future of the GOP.
The Perils of Staying in Afghanistan
The best-laid plans of military occupiers rarely work out.
Good Riddance to the Super Secret Supercommittee
Why Washington should kick its spending habits in the clear light of day
Fiscal Hawks vs. Defense Hawks
The potential defense cuts in the debt deal spell the beginning of the end of the neoconservative military agenda