Unwarranted influence

In Dwight D. Eisenhowerʹs last speech as president, on January 17, 1961, he warned America about the "military-industrial complex," a mutual dependency between the nationʹs industrial base and its military structure that had developed during World War II. After the conflict ended, the nation did not abandon its wartime economy but rather the opposite. Military spending has steadily increased, giving rise to one of the key ideas that continues to shape our countryʹs political landscape. In this book, published to coincide with the fiftieth anniversary of Eisenhowerʹs farewell address,…