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The Rambo Mystique
Forgotten Lessons from "First Blood"
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Bill Astore
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Imagining a Progressive Pentagon
13 Tasks and 3 Maxims for a Very Different Pentagon
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Bill Astore
35
Martial Virtue: Promise and Peril
In America, Liberty Should Come First
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Bill Astore
4
Everything that's wrong with America in one sentence
Guess who's exempt from a potential government shutdown?
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Bill Astore
21
For the Children!
The Stunning Banality of Democratic Messaging for 2024
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Bill Astore
23
RFK Faces the Nation and Questions Its Conscience
The Moral Question of America's Wars
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Bill Astore
16
Impeach Joe Biden?
What goes around comes around as Americans suffer
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Bill Astore
19
The Dogs of War Are Winning
Like a herd of cats, antiwar activists lack unity
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Bill Astore
31
Talking and Writing Honestly About War
Because words about war matter
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Bill Astore
24
The Bitter Alchemy of War
Turning Bullet Lead into Corporate Gold
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Bill Astore
31
Putting Labor Back in Labor Day Weekend
More Lessons Learned from My Dad
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Bill Astore
21
Kleptocracy USA
Why do so many U.S. politicians get so rich while in office?
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Bill Astore
24
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