Dems use war to launch fiery salvo against Pentagon spending

Dems use war to launch fiery salvo against Pentagon spending

The debates in the Senate and House Armed Services Committees this month over this year’s National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the Pentagon’s annual authorization bill, were anything but business as usual. Perhaps the biggest shift in tone and substance was an unprecedented, bicameral challenge to the Pentagon’s ever-growing budget. The rest of Congress should take … Read more

​Congress loves to buy failed jets and ships then make your kids pay

​Congress loves to buy failed jets and ships then make your kids pay

As Congress debates the 2027 defense budget, members must confront an essential reality: their children and grandchildren will be left footing the bill. Many of the dollars that will be appropriated for military purposes in 2027 will be borrowed and tacked onto the ballooning national debt. But that is only part of the problem. Defense … Read more