Analysis
Recent Conflicts
Iran 2026: Another Undeclared War?
The US launches strikes on Iran with no congressional vote. History repeats.
The Forever Wars: How 60 Words Changed Everything
The 2001 AUMF — 60 words that enabled 25 years of global war across 78 countries.
$66.9 Billion: America's Proxy War in Ukraine
The largest military aid since WWII Lend-Lease. European security on the American tab.
The War on Terror: $8 Trillion Later
929,000 dead. Four countries destabilized. Two decades of endless war. Was any of it worth it?
Drone Wars
Obama 563 strikes vs Bush 57. 10,000-17,000 killed. Signature strikes. Remote-control killing.
Military-Industrial Complex
The Military-Industrial Complex
Eisenhower warned us in 1961. We didn't listen. Defense contractors now receive $400B+ per year.
Silicon Valley & the Pentagon
How Big Tech is transforming the military-industrial complex. AI weapons, surveillance, autonomous killing.
Jobs vs. War
Military spending creates 5 jobs per $1M — fewer than education (13), healthcare (9), or clean energy (8).
Empire of Bases
750 military bases in 80 countries. $55 billion per year. More bases than any empire in human history.
Constitutional Issues
19 Wars Without Congress
The Constitution gives Congress the power to declare war. Presidents have ignored that 19 times out of 28.
Presidents at War
Which presidents waged the most wars and spent the most? The expansion of executive war powers.
469 Military Interventions
469 instances of US armed forces deployed abroad since 1798. 251 since 1991 alone.
Human Cost
The Human Cost
Beyond the statistics: PTSD, veteran suicide (17/day), refugee displacement, and the lives destroyed by war.
The Price of a Life
The cost per American death has skyrocketed from $96K to $935M. Modern wars cost 100× more per death than WWII.
The Aftermath
Wars don't end when troops come home. $2.5T in veteran care. 17 suicides per day. Environmental contamination.
Blowback: How Interventions Create Enemies
The CIA's term for unintended consequences. Iran 1953 → 1979. Afghanistan mujahideen → Taliban → Al-Qaeda.
The Pentagon's Carbon Bootprint
If the US military were a country, it would be the 55th largest carbon emitter on Earth.