In early February, as part of its “America 250” campaign, the Trump White House issued a presidential pronouncement commemorating what it called “our victory in the Mexican-American War,” a war that it framed as being a defensive one forced upon an innocent United States. While many recognize this pronouncement as...
Swarm Forge. Ender’s Foundry. Project Grant. Open Arsenal. These are the names of just some of the “Pace-Setting Projects” that Pete Hegseth identified in a January memorandum on the “Artificial Intelligence Strategy for the Department of War"...
Early on in this “based-on-a-true-story” book, Pete, the central character and narrator, makes clear that something ominous lies ahead when he says wistfully: “I wish I could tell you more about Rusty, José, and Taurus. I wish I could fully develop their characters and entertain and enlighten you with...