Why America Needs to Relearn the Purpose of the Department of War

What the Department of War understood that modern defense planning often forgets

I didn’t set out to write about the Department of War or military rebuilding because it’s a comfortable topic. I wrote it because avoiding uncomfortable truths is how nations get surprised.

For most of my life, the phrase “Department of Defense” felt normal. Reassuring, even. It implied protection without confrontation, strength without threat. But over …