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September 14, 2011.
Bathtubs, Terrorists, and Overreaction
September 13, 2011.
Debt Deal Signed, Fights over Military Spending Next
August 3, 2011.
How Much Defense Acquisition Waste Is Enough?
July 21, 2011.
July 7, 2011.
The NYT’s Weak Defense of Homeland Security Grants
June 10, 2011.
June 3, 2011.
The Defense Authorization Bill Is Awful
May 13, 2011.
What Not to Learn from bin Laden’s Killing
May 5, 2011.
At Least They’re Faking Defense Cuts
April 14, 2011.
April 1, 2011.
Six Bad Arguments for Bombing Libya
March 29, 2011.
Offensive Goals, Defensive Tactics
March 22, 2011.
March 18, 2011.
No-Fly Zones as Security Theater
March 17, 2011.
Senate Reads and Ignores Washington’s Farewell Address
February 28, 2011.
Boeing’s Tanker Win Is a Small Taxpayer Win
February 25, 2011.
February 15, 2011.
February 2, 2011.
January 28, 2011.
Tea Party Isn’t Mellowing GOP Militarism
January 25, 2011.
December 1, 2010.
Actually We Aren’t Running the World
October 6, 2010.
Woodward, Resilience, and Virtues of Partisan Foreign Policy
September 23, 2010.
More on Phony Defense Spending Cuts
August 17, 2010.