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Stories by Jack Shanahan

Ask the Candidates: Will They Cut a Bloated 20th-Century Military Budget?

Want to invest more in education? Healthcare? Infrastructure? Candidates are looking at trimming the Cold War relics in the military budget.
Posted on Sep 20, 2007

Less Money for War

A poll indicates that 65 percent of Americans favor cutting the Pentagon's budget – and putting that money in domestic programs.
Posted on Mar 19, 2005

Spend Wisely, Not Wildly, On the Pentagon

A retired vice admiral of the U.S. Navy argues the government should not simply throw money at military preparedness, but should focus on transforming the military's cold war strategy, which has included spending hundreds of billions of dollars on new weapons systems.
Posted on Sep 20, 2001