How to Cut $1 Trillion from the Pentagon
November 10, 2021 | A CBO report requested by Bernie Sanders lays out three options for a modest Pentagon trim over the next decade. Can we pull it off?
Articles by Mandy Smithberger
Biden’s $1.3 Trillion ‘National Security’ Budget Won’t Make Us Safer
June 30, 2021 | Pouring more money into endless wars, nuclear weapons, overseas bases, and boondoggle weapons programs won't protect anyone.
It’s a Pandemic. Military Spending Hikes Should Be Off the Table.
September 16, 2020 | Wildly profitable military contractors have been unapologetically shaking down lawmakers for pandemic cash.
The Pentagon Is Pledging to Reform Itself. Again. It Won’t.
October 9, 2019 | The new secretary of defense, a former Raytheon lobbyist, won’t even pledge not to go back through the revolving door.
The U.S. Has a Secretary of Defense Contracting, Not of Defense
February 6, 2019 | No secretary of defense in recent memory has had such a long career in the arms industry and so little experience in government or the military.