Trump's Golden Dome: Vanity at the Expense of the Vulnerable

The nation that spends the most on the military is gutting social safety nets, and Trump wants more

While families across the U.S. struggle to afford groceries, housing, and life-saving medication, the federal government is preparing to spend up to $500 billion on a missile defense system in space, a project President Trump has dubbed the “Golden Dome.” It’s being sold as national security. In truth, it’s national theater. A vanity project cloaked in …