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WJ Astore

Truthout
Dec 10, 2017
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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,
The Contrary Perspective
February 23, 2015
Truthout
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…
by
WJ Astore,
The Contrary Perspective
January 28, 2015
Truthout
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,
The Contrary Perspective
January 28, 2015
Truthout
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,
The Contrary Perspective
January 2, 2015
Truthout
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,
Contrary Perspective
December 22, 2014
Truthout
Op-Ed

The Torture Was the Message

Call it “shock and awe.”
by
WJ Astore,
The Contrary Perspective
December 18, 2014
Truthout
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,
Contrary Perspective
September 25, 2014
Truthout
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…
by
WJ Astore,
The Contrary Perspective
April 25, 2014
Truthout
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…
by
WJ Astore,
The Contrary Perspective
April 12, 2014
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