David A. Stockman

David A. Stockman is an author, former U.S. politician and businessman. He served as Ronald Reagan's budget director from 1981-1985.

Annals of War: How Woodrow Wilson Cost Europe a Century – Part II

Did American intervention in WWI help destabilize the European continent?

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Annals of War: How Woodrow Wilson Cost Europe a Century — Part I

Did American intervention in WWI help destabilize the European continent?

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Why Does the U.S. Maintain Its Bellicose Level of Defense Spending?

A former U.S. budget director asks why the United States continues to gear up for global war.

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WWI and the United States: Woodrow Wilson’s Wisdom or Folly?

Would Europe have become a better place faster if the United States had not intervened in World War I?

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Yes We Can: How Eisenhower Wrestled Down the U.S. Warfare State

A former war hero practices fiscal rectitude at the Pentagon.

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