Jasper Craven

Jasper Craven is a freelance reporter covering the military and veterans’ issues for outlets including The Intercept, The New Republic, New York magazine, and the New York Times. He’s currently at work on a book about military education in America.

Soldier of Fortune

Jasper Craven

July 9, 2020

The private wars of VA Secretary Robert Wilkie.

A portrait of a veteran is split in half: On the left, his younger self in a military uniform. On the right, he has transformed into an older man in anti-war regalia.

Veterans of Domestic Wars

Jasper Craven

April 26, 2020

Issue no. 51

Since the birth of this nation, veterans have been among its most successful protesters.

A Vietnam U.S. Army soldier's helmet is barraged with pills from all sides, bullets and prescription bottles tied to its straps.

America’s Legion

Jasper Craven

November 4, 2019

Issue no. 48

In February 1958, Army Master Sergeant James B. Stanley responded to a posted notice at his base in Fort Knox, Kentucky. The flyer sought volunteers for a military trial to study and improve chemical warfare methods. “Here is your big chance to assist not only the Army, but ...