Progressives have recently found themselves in an unfamiliar position: in agreement with members of the hard-right House Freedom Caucus.
Some of the latter caucus’s members have recently called for re-examining the amount of money spent by the US military, echoing demands that progressives have issued for years. Although progressives are clear-eyed about their ideological differences with “America first” Republicans on foreign policy, they encourage a renewed debate over the Pentagon’s budget.
