Jasper Craven is a Reporter at various esteemed publications including The New York Times and The New Republic. He primarily covers military and veterans issues, while also delving into themes such as government, politics, and public policy, reflecting a diverse range of interests from elections to internet culture. Jasper's work has been featured in notable outlets like Mother Jones, POLITICO, and Harper's Magazine.
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By: Jasper Craven, Sharon Kyle
Jasper Craven, an investigative journalist covering the military and veterans’ issues, is the author of the new book God Forgives, Brothers Don't: The Long March of Military Education and the Making of American Manhood. His writing has appeared in Harper’s, Politico, The Intercept, the Boston Globe, and the New York Times. He is also a fellow at the Veterans Healthcare Policy Institute.
Earlier this year, President Donald Trump surveyed his top military brass on the prospect of making war in Iran. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
The party has a chance to win back disaffected voters. But realignment is “messy.”
By: Jasper Craven, Jen Patja, Tyler McBrien
How does military education help explain our current political moment?
By: Jasper Craven
In September 2025, I received word from a trusted source that Valley Forge Military Academy was closing after 98 years.
How military schools warp American manhood
Valley Forge Military Academy bills itself as a school that breaks down young cadets and builds them back better. It succeeds at one of those things.
A few weeks before Graham Platner dropped out of the race for U.S. Senate in Maine, he reflected on the kind of veterans who typically serve in
Pete Hegseth joined the US military to bolster his masculinity, but he didn’t grasp from America’s failures in Iraq
By: Jasper Craven
Among the things troops carried with them on the battlefields of World War II was the “heart shield bible”—a pocket-sized, government-issued book of scripture, sometimes with a metal cover, that fit snugly in a G.I.'s standard-issue shirt pocket. In at least one remarkable case, this good book acted as life-saving armor. Generally, though, the Bible served its traditional purpose: to calm the conscience and divine celestial meaning.
