Politics & Policy
April 30, 1996
Bombers Away
The B-1 bomber costs too much and does too little—so who wants to keep it alive? The people of Abilene, whose economy could take a direct hit if the Pentagon pulls the trigger.
Pentagon
Politics & Policy
October 1, 1988
It’s the Way We’ve Always Done It, Sir
How the Pentagon really works, as told by a Texan who tried to make it work a little differently.
True Crime
September 1, 1984
The Double Life of Paul Thayer
He had it all: a wife and a mistress, a limousine and a motorcycle, the second-highest job at the Pentagon and some good-time Dallas buddies. Then the SEC took an interest in his life.
Politics & Policy
June 1, 1981
The Plane the Pentagon Couldn’t Stop
West of Fort Worth, General Dynamics builds the F-16, a good little fighter plane that could have been great if the Air Force brass had kept their hands off it.