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Forever War Culture War Forever
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 23, 2021
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The Age of Empires Theory of History
In the imagined battlefields of the gamified past, there is only war.
Kelsey D. Atherton
Dec 20, 2021
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In The Grim Darkness Of The Cinema, There Is Only World War II
On Star Wars, War Tropes, and what it means to forever be in the cinematic shadow of the One Good War
Kelsey D. Atherton
Dec 7, 2020
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Creating The Visual Canon Of America’s Longest War
How a media distribution site and Public Affairs Officers shape public understanding of whether there is a war on.
Kelsey D. Atherton
Aug 31, 2021
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From The Verge To Verdun
Games, the Great Divergence, and the financial instruments of violence work
Kelsey D. Atherton
Aug 11, 2021
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Ballistic Path Dependency
Artillery and doctrine in and out of context
Kelsey D. Atherton
Apr 29
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Inert? Call Bert!
Lessons for managing expectations in a long emergency from the protagonist of Duck and Cover.
Kelsey D. Atherton
Jan 18
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Hounds Of The Uncanny Valley Of Death
Cry biomimicry and let loose the robot dogs of war
Kelsey D. Atherton
Nov 12, 2021
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Governance Abhors A Vacuum
Imagining the end of the Space Force means thinking beyond orbital cops, satellite warriors, or Air Force Space Command.
Kelsey D. Atherton
Feb 8, 2021
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Dead In A Box
On selling a tomb and pretending it’s a sanctuary
Kelsey D. Atherton
Nov 23, 2020
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Duel Use
Consumer electronics at war
Kelsey D. Atherton
May 31
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CHIPS Fall
Revisiting Biden's "Arsenal of American Prosperity"
Kelsey D. Atherton
Jul 29
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