A better way to spend $350 billion at the Pentagon ^53.4%

Brookings - By Michael E. O'Hanlon - 6/24/2026, 6:53 PM

Optimism Bias 18% - Appeal to Authority 14.9% - Hindsight Bias 13.6%

As President Donald Trump’s standard defense budget proposal for next fiscal year makes its way through Congress, another big request already awaits Capitol Hill’s attention. That first request is already for a lot of money—$1.15 trillion for 2027. Adjusted for inflation, it would surpass what President George W. Bush and President... more