WJ Astore

Op-Ed

The United States’ Wars as Bloated Hollywood Productions

Like so many bloated Hollywood movies nowadays, US wars may bomb, but they always produce their own sequels.

By: WJ Astore ,; TheContraryPerspective

February 23, 2015

Op-Ed

Politics & Elections

Fewer American Snipers, More American Workers and Builders

One thing we can do: American society should provide more jobs for young men that convey respect within masculine codes but which don't require donning a uniform and killing …

By: WJ Astore ,; TheContraryPerspective

January 28, 2015

Op-Ed

Politics & Elections

Conservative Kookiness in Iowa

So we know Republicans are supposedly for lower taxes, smaller government, and family values. What else are they for?

By: WJ Astore ,; TheContraryPerspective

January 28, 2015

Op-Ed

War & Peace

America’s Longest Wars

When America forgets its longest wars, and especially when Americans forget the legacies of these wars, it's more than history that suffers.

By: WJ Astore ,; TheContraryPerspective

January 2, 2015

Op-Ed

Education & Youth

America’s Military Academies Are Seriously Flawed

Today's US military likes to fancy itself a collection of warriors, but America is not Sparta.

By: WJ Astore ,; ContraryPerspective

December 22, 2014

Op-Ed

The Torture Was the Message

Call it "shock and awe."

By: WJ Astore ,; TheContraryPerspective

December 18, 2014

Op-Ed

War & Peace

Two Afghan Stories

There's a lesson here about folly, if only we would care to draw it.

By: WJ Astore ,; ContraryPerspective

September 25, 2014

Op-Ed

Politics & Elections

Fighting for Coveted Combat Badges and Patches

The problem with a professional military that is self-defined as "warriors." is its members desire war: a chance, so they think, to test themselves in the crucible of combat.

By: WJ Astore ,; TheContraryPerspective

April 25, 2014

Op-Ed

War & Peace

One Word Defines US Foreign Policy: Hubris

There are many reasons for wasteful military interventions, of course. The military-industrial-Congressional complex plays its role. But perhaps the root cause of our mistakes can be traced to …

By: WJ Astore ,; TheContraryPerspective

April 12, 2014

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