There was a stretch of time when the Pentagon seemed to believe war was, at bottom, a branding problem. Not a logistics problem. Not a training Continue Reading
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Iran’s Pink Missile Problem
Some regimes project power. Others perform it. And right now, Iran is doing theater. Not the kind meant to entertain—but the kind meant to Continue Reading
America’s Arsonists Bought Ad Time
There was a time when riots were a civic catastrophe. Now they’re a content vertical. That’s the first thing that makes this story more relevant Continue Reading
When Principle Needs a Breathalyzer and Trump Still Passes the Iran Test
Here’s the part nobody wants to say out loud because it ruins the cocktail party. Iran did not become a threat to the United States the moment Donald Continue Reading
The Self-Righteous and the Restless Fists
The rotten miracle of modern public life is that people can act like a street gang and still think of themselves as the safety committee. That is Continue Reading
You May Fly Over a Land Forever; You May Bomb It, Atomize It, Wipe It Clean of Life — But…
“You may fly over a land forever; you may bomb it, atomize it, and wipe it clean of life — but if you desire to defend it, protect it, and keep it for Continue Reading
The Halo Is Just a Ring Light
Our public life is now run by the exact species of person who used to get shoved off the student council for being too obviously fake. Not too Continue Reading
“Salad Bowl Separatism”: How “Diversity” Is Ruining America
America didn’t become a nation by accident. It became one by assimilation. For most of its history, the United States understood a simple truth: Continue Reading
Sermons From Behind the Bodyguard
There is no creature on Earth more comical than the modern respectable person calling power vulgar while enjoying the quiet luxury of being guarded by Continue Reading
Leave No One Behind
By Darin Gaub Understanding Personnel Recovery and Combat Search and Rescue in the military: it’s a national strategic mission and is resourced Continue Reading
Burning the Lifeboat to Boo the Captain
There is a species of American political actor who would oppose penicillin if Trump handed out the prescription. That is not principle. That is not Continue Reading
NY Is Starting to Run Out of Other Peoples’ Money
Margaret Thatcher said it years ago: socialism works—until you run out of other people’s money. New York may not call itself socialist, but the Continue Reading