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Linda Bilmes is doing the math
Harvard budget analyst Linda Bilmes has spent decades calculating the often hidden costs of U.S. wars, arguing that what government fails to measure is rarely valued. Her research challenges official
By gazettebeckycoleman · 2026-09-17T09:05:15.923Z
Harvard budget analyst Linda Bilmes has spent decades calculating the often hidden costs of U.S. wars, arguing that what government fails to measure is rarely valued. Her research challenges official estimates, including the price of the Iran conflict, and links opaque military spending to fraud and strategic mistakes. Her forthcoming book expands that case.
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