Topic: pentagon
The Pentagon’s new religion office is likely legal; how it is used is the test
Courts have upheld the military chaplaincy for 40 years, so Hegseth’s office is on firm ground. Coercion and favoring one faith are the limits, and parts of his record press on both.
Taxpayers fund 40,000 bombs for Israel through the standard military aid program
Rolling Stone is right about the $2.8 billion and the 40,000 bombs. Calling Foreign Military Financing a special program is the error: it is how US aid to Israel has worked for decades.
The Case Against Hegseth, Fact-Checked
Robert Reich’s impeachment argument rests on a stack of specific claims. Most hold up against the record. The child death toll does not.
Fact-Check: Hegseth’s Pastor and the Pentagon Pulpit
The viral Wilson/NPR claim is substantially accurate but overstates in three ways: “all women” misrepresents household voting, Wilson is not technically Hegseth’s pastor, and the Pentagon sermon was…
Are We Already in World War 3? A Sober Assessment of Where Things Stand
The US is at war with Iran, Russia is at war in Ukraine, China is rehearsing a Taiwan blockade, and the Pentagon is asking Ford and GM to build weapons — here’s what’s actually happening.