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We Needed This
I’m now at the age when I sit on my front porch to watch the rain and say, “We sure needed this” to no one at all. But we did. This drought and Continue Reading
TRICARE Stops Short in Puerto Rico
By Charles Crespo, USAF Retired When I retired from the United States Air Force and returned to Puerto Rico, I believed my family’s healthcare Continue Reading
Why Are So Many People Suddenly Obsessed With the USS Liberty Incident (Again)?
Every few months, it, seems, the USS Liberty incident makes the rounds online again. Someone discovers it for the first time. Someone else insists Continue Reading
Saved by a Stubby Pencil
AI is here and it’s not going anywhere. The new technology is the subject of much scrutiny and controversy. People are upset about AI forcing humans Continue Reading
There Is Merit in the Admiral’s Reading List
By Bruce D. Kowal It is a marvelous tradition of the chiefs of our armed forces to publish a professional reading program, a reading list for Continue Reading
“Case Study” Ramadi: A “Rip-It Ranger” Looks Back
Editor’s Note: Sadly, no one had the foresight in 2006 to assign a combat photographer to capture a Rip-It-fueled gastrointestinal war crime inside an Continue Reading
Memorial Plaque: I Wanted Them to Remember and to Be Grateful
When it happened, I cannot recall. It just seemed to happen. I could not take it anymore, and I wanted the world to know. I wanted those passing by to Continue Reading
America Has Enough Fireworks and Not Enough Grown-Ups
Every July 4th, America does what America does best: puts on sunglasses, lights explosives purchased from a tent next to a gas station, eats meat Continue Reading
America at 250: Stewards, Not Owners, of Freedom
By Mike Sarraille and Kirk Offel America at 250 is more than a birthday. It is a ledger: a chain of blood, sweat, faith, courage, and generations Continue Reading
The Army Hasn’t Carried Out a Death Row Execution Since 1961. Maybe It Should.
The U.S. Army has quietly done something that most Americans probably didn't realize was necessary: it has updated its plans for carrying out military Continue Reading
Nobody Is Free Anymore
Years ago, when I was still working third shift at a trucking company, there was an unusual astronomical occurrence. Three planets, Venus, Mars, and Continue Reading