Ben Kesling covered the Midwest in The Wall Street Journal's Chicago bureau, where he also wrote about national security and veterans’ issues.
Ben Kesling is a Defense and Veterans Reporter at The Wall Street Journal. He covers topics related to government, politics, and security policy, drawing on his extensive experience in Washington and Iraq. His work has been featured in notable publications including Columbia Journalism Review, The Atlantic, Realclearhistory, and POLITICO.




