The military industrial complex in Massachusetts has continued to grow and prosper over recent years.
Massachusetts has long had a reputation for being one of the most liberal states in the nation. According to an article published in Stacker, Massachusetts has the most liberal voters of any state in the nation ranked by two metrics: the percentage of residents who identify as liberals and the percentage of the state’s voters who voted for President Biden.
Boston’s liberal and high culture cachet spilled over into suburban towns like Lexington and Concord. The latter, of course, was the home of Emerson, Thoreau, and other famous writers and thinkers who made significant contributions to American thought, culture, and literature.
In addition to Raytheon, the state is home to many other defense-related contractors and institutions. One of the most prominent of these is Mitre, an MIT-related think tank in Bedford that does research and development for the Air Force and developed the SAGE air defense system. Then there is Lincoln Labs, another MIT affiliate, and a federally funded DoD research center.
Harvard is not exempt from the DoD gravy train. As one example of many, in April 2022, the Department of Defense awarded grants totaling $195 million to a team of researchers to study the mathematical principles behind the Japanese art form Origami . That same month, Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks spoke at Harvard’s Technology and National Security Conference to drum up support for US initiatives against Russia and China.
One of the most troubling examples of this trend can be seen with another Boston-area defense contractor: Boston Dynamics. This organization is in the business of manufacturing and selling robotic dogs to governments worldwide. They’re doing this not only for military applications but also for the purposes of domestic surveillance and control—the stuff of dystopian science-fiction.
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