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The Last Ratings War
Washington, D.C.July 4, 2048 Professor Michael Reynolds stood near the entrance of the Memorial of the Lost Republic and watched another school Continue Reading
Noble Is the Soul
Often forgotten about,not beholden to the world. Only when you're alonedoes it seem to speakitself true. Ways of the world,winds of the Continue Reading
10 Surprising Buffalo Ghee Benefits: Why It’s Better Than Cow Ghee for Your Health
Photo by Goutham Ganesh Sivanandam on Unsplash If you have ever visited a home in rural Haryana, western Uttar Pradesh, or the older parts of Continue Reading
The Polling Sausage Machine Still Gets Invited to Dinner
The modern political poll is no longer a thermometer. It’s a sausage machine wearing a lab coat, grinding assumptions, incentives, and audience Continue Reading
What the House Was Hiding
For the last few weeks, there has been a crew of workers in and around my house. I took on a huge project renovating my basement animal room over the Continue Reading
The Coast Guard Should Stop Selling Jobs
By Bruce D. Kowal, AUXOP, USCG Auxiliary In June 2025, the United States Coast Guard released its Force Design 2028 Execution Plan, an ambitious Continue Reading
Everything SOF Does Is “Fantasy”—Until It Happens
A Rebuttal to the “Fantasy Iran Commando Option” Argument A criticism of a potential US special operations raid against Iranian nuclear Continue Reading
When a Driver Fails to Share the Road With a Motorcyclist
Photo by Gijs Coolen on Unsplash Motorcyclists have the same right to use Tennessee roads as drivers of cars. However, they are often treated like Continue Reading
Cold Plunge vs Active Recovery: Which Works Better for Post-Workout Results?
On a Tuesday evening in an elite athletic facility, two sprinters finish the exact same brutal conditioning workout. Their heart rates are redlined, Continue Reading
How To Budget for Health Care Costs in Military Retirement
Photo by Marek Studzinski on Unsplash After two decades in uniform, most service members have used military health care without thinking much about Continue Reading
I Didn’t Feel Like a Veteran
It was Friday, Nov. 11, 2016. Standing on the fantail, I watched the patchy, silvered overcast roll down out of the snow-frosted mountains. Their Continue Reading