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What’s Guiding Trump’s Early Moves

David A. Graham

January 29, 2025

Illustration of Donald Trump against a red and blue background.

America Is Now Counting on You, Pete Hegseth

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The U.S. Needs Soldiers, Not Warriors

January 21, 2025

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The GOP Is No Longer the Party of National Security

January 14, 2025

Pete Hegsth smiles during his Senate confirmation hearing

You Are Cordially Invited to an Event That Could Ruin Your Life

December 18, 2024

Hand holding a platter with a "bare your soul" invitation card

The Crumbling Foundation of America’s Military

December 17, 2024

Projectiles sit waiting to be shipped

Bring Back the War Department

Elliot Ackerman

December 5, 2024

Collage with black-and-white photo of U.S. soldiers in WWII carrying the American flag, with a red Department of Defense stamp, and a photo of officials in front of the American flag.

The Kash Patel Principle

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The Thing That Binds Gabbard, Gaetz, and Hegseth to Trump

David A. Graham

November 13, 2024

A triptych of black-and-white photos of Pete Hegseth, Tulsi Gabbard, and Matt Gaetz, cropped from the collar up

The Chinese Balloon and the Disappointing Reality of UFOs

February 3, 2023

An illustration of a saucerlike UFO with a page behind it being pulled back to reveal a weather balloon

What the UFO Discussion Really Needs

May 19, 2022

An illustration of the classic image of the UFO, as a flying saucer

The UFO Trap

June 25, 2021

A UFO makes a question mark out of clouds.

The Defense Department Is Leaderless Again

June 18, 2019

The Brain of the Pentagon

May 8, 2019

Andrew Marshall