I guess we moved from Eisenhower's concern about the influence of the Military-Industrial complex to concerns about the privatization of the Military-Industrial complex. Have we entered a new phase: Gig-Economization of the Military-Industrial complex?
This passage from a 2011 NPR article on the 50th anniversary of Eisenhower's warning caught my attention:
Eisenhower was worried about the costs of an arms race with the Soviet Union, and the resources it would take from other areas -- such as building hospitals and schools.
This passage from a 2011 NPR article on the 50th anniversary of Eisenhower's warning caught my attention:
Eisenhower was worried about the costs of an arms race with the Soviet Union, and the resources it would take from other areas -- such as building hospitals and schools.
https://www.npr.org/2011/01/17/132942244/ikes-warning-of-mil...
Seems especially prescient at the moment.