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THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Curt Mills) - How Long Will the American Worker Pay for Endless War? Tue Sep 8 18:02:20 2026

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In a 2011 Labor Day column, our co-founder Pat Buchanan described the transformation of the American social contract in the postwar period.  “What happened to this idea that made America a self-sufficient republic, producing almost all it consumed, a nation that could stay out of the world wars as long as she wished and crush the greatest powers in Europe and Asia in less than four years after she went in?” he asked. As was so often the case, Pat had the answer: “A new class came to power that looked on tariffs as xenophobic, on economic patriotism as atavistic and on national sovereignty as an antique idea in the new world order it envisioned.” The results have been clear: the hollowing out of the American industrial base, the…Open

YOUTUBE (Fox Business) - 'HOLLOWED OUT': SBA chief says years of 'bad policy' have hit US industrial base #shorts Tue Sep 1 02:00:24 2026

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U.S. Small Business Administrator Kelly Loeffler discusses the role of small businesses in the industrial defense pipeline on 'The Claman Countdown.'

AF (Paul Shirk) - Tinker and the Primes brings Air Force, industry together to sustain 'arsenal of freedom' Wed Aug 19 17:40:00 2026

The conference addressed defense industrial base challenges and fleet sustainment, highlighting multiyear contracting initiatives, forward depot-level repair capabilities, and aggressive local workforce training to maintain combat airpower readiness.

STRIPES (Matthew Adams) - Army opens up 5 test ranges to private sector for weapons tests | Stars and Stripes Fri Aug 7 18:57:52 2026

The announcement marks the latest in the Pentagon’s efforts to speed weapons testing and production.

WAR (David Vergun) - War Department Releases Open Letter to Defense Industry Stakeholders Fri Aug 7 22:09:56 2026

The War Department is inviting the defense industrial base and the acquisition community to provide input on ways to streamline data and audit requirements related to business systems, as part of Secretary of War Pete Hegseth's arsenal of freedom acquisition transformation strategy.

DAILYCALLER (Spencer Lombardo) - Pentagon’s New Deal To Replenish Missile Supply As Iran War Rages On Tue Aug 4 20:42:57 2026

‘Building the Arsenal of Freedom requires robust, dynamic supply chains at every level of the industrial base’

AF (Allyson B. Crawford) - Under Secretary Lohmeier addresses Life Cycle Industry Days; discusses tangible, intangible changes with acquisition transformation Mon Jul 27 20:09:00 2026

WAR (Matthew Olay) - Trump Announces $10B Investment in Defense Industry Thu Jul 16 13:32:00 2026

President Donald J. Trump announced that the War Department will be investing roughly $10 billion in materiel production while in support of more than 4,000 defense industry jobs across Pennsylvania.

JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - Trump calls Pennsylvania ‘key’ to national defense renaissance Wed Jul 15 00:00:00 2026

A $10 billion national defense renaissance championed by the Trump administration will rely on Pennsylvania’s skilled workers to build “the arsenal of freedom.”

NEWSNATIONNOW (Xavier Walton) - Trump talks faster weapons production at Pennsylvania defense summit Wed Jul 15 12:27:30 2026

Trump's key message to the defense industry is to build weapons and build them faster.