In a televised farewell address to the American people on Jan. 17, 1961 — 65 years ago Saturday — Dwight D. Eisenhower, the only military leader elected to the presidency in the 20th century, warned ...

To the editor: The question of why we’re spending billions for arms marks a defining issue over what our country actually is (“Billions for weapons, rather than troops, won’t make us safer,” July 22).

Democratic states may begin to depend on privately owned systems they cannot fully audit, regulate or understand.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In President Dwight D. Eisenhower's famous 1961 speech about the dangers of the military-industrial complex, he also cautioned ...

Dwight D. Eisenhower is remembered as the president who warned America about the dangers of the military-industrial complex, ...

Tracking the unwarranted influence -- Intellectual origins -- War, peace, and Eisenhower -- Eisenhower's contentious second term -- The speech -- Interpretations and embellishments -- In full fury -- ...

Today, Congress plans to spend more than a trillion dollars on our national defense, homeland security, and intelligence gathering activities. Thanks to these efforts we have not had any attacks on ...

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