William D. Hartung

Articles

Hartung: Can Trump Still Be a Peace President?

12/04/2024 Power & Market William D. Hartung

[ Editor’s Note: In this selection from his new essay “ Seeds of Resistance ,” William Hartung provides some interesting context on the important role of public opinion and public pressure in pushing...

The Profiteers of Armageddon

08/02/2023 Mises Wire William D. Hartung

Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock for the past few months, you’re undoubtedly aware that award-winning director Christopher Nolan has released a new film about Robert Oppenheimer, known as the...

The Pentagon’s Budget from Hell

03/30/2023 Mises Wire William D. Hartung

On March 13th, the Pentagon rolled out its proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2024. The results were—or at least should have been—stunning, even by the standards of a department that’s used to getting...

Media

Who Profits from Militarizing the Police?

08/08/2020 William D. Hartung

As 20 million Americans fall into unemployment, no crisis is so big that anyone in Washington would think of cutting military spending, including dollars spent on military gear for cops.

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