Wars Of Future Past
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War without meaning becomes the stories we tell ourselves.
Kelsey D. Atherton
May 12CommentShare
A guest post from, and interview with, Paul Musgrave on who owns the imagery of war.
Kelsey D. Atherton
Apr 13CommentShare
In the first of a new series, I look at a fictional conflict, and what it tells us about how the author understood future war.
Kelsey D. Atherton
Mar 30CommentShare
Excavating the archives of a once and future beat
Kelsey D. Atherton
Mar 15CommentShare
Starting the story of the Forever War in 2001 misses violent understanding of domestic politics enjoyed by its architects in the 1990s.
Kelsey D. Atherton
Feb 23CommentShare
Imagining the end of the Space Force means thinking beyond orbital cops, satellite warriors, or Air Force Space Command.
Kelsey D. Atherton
Feb 8CommentShare
A small fire inside the Capitol Hill Green Zone, and everything its smoke reveals.
Kelsey D. Atherton
Jan 19CommentShare
A tazing in Tiwa Territory.
Kelsey D. Atherton
Dec 31, 2020CommentShare
Civil Defense was a fever dream, but at least it was a dream.
Kelsey D. Atherton
Dec 14, 2020CommentShare
On Star Wars, War Tropes, and what it means to forever be in the cinematic shadow of the One Good War
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Dec 7, 2020Comment 2Share
On selling a tomb and pretending it’s a sanctuary
Kelsey D. Atherton
Nov 23, 2020CommentShare
Buzzing about the future of drone war as the AUMF enters its fourth presidency.
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Nov 9, 2020CommentShare
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