The Forever War and the Ever-Expanding Military
Q&A
Slate
August 8, 2016
Is the Pentagon too powerful for its own—and our—good?
Rosa's articles and essays have appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, and dozens of other newspapers and magazines.
Is the Pentagon too powerful for its own—and our—good?
Rosa Brooks’ new book opens with a striking anecdote from her time working in the Pentagon during the first Obama administration.
The New York Times Book Review
Rosa Brooks, former Pentagon policy adviser, talks with Rachel Maddow about the use of the military by the United States, the expanding scope of America's wars, and the politics of military spending.
Listen to an excerpt from HOW EVERYTHING BECAME WAR AND THE MILITARY BECAME EVERYTHING by Rosa Brooks, read by Grabra Zackman with an introduction read by the author.