By Bruce D. Kowal Charles Faint's recent analysis of tang ping in these pages is intelligent, well-observed, and correctly identifies the Continue Reading
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Red Dirt and Resilience: A Soldier’s Fight Beyond the Battlefield
By Derick Bosley On March 9th, 2024, at 0615, I lay flat on my back, staring up at the bluest sky I had ever seen. The world around me was dead Continue Reading
Europe’s Deadbeat Patriots
The European Union has a marketing problem, but that’s not the real emergency. The real emergency is that half of Europe’s political class treats the Continue Reading
No One Knows What This War Is For
We’re two months into America’s latest Mideast predicament and there does not appear to be any quick resolution to our war of choice. The situation is Continue Reading
Lebanon Is Not a Headline, It’s a Memory I Never Left
There is a difference between reading about war and remembering it. For most people, Lebanon exists as something they encounter through headlines, a Continue Reading
Iran’s “’Tis Only a Fleshwound” Strategy
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn warned about lies. Monty Python warned about something else entirely—delusion. Oddly enough, the latter might be more Continue Reading
The Journey of Transformation: From Civilian to Warrior, From Warrior to Citizen
There is a profound transformation that happens when an individual steps forward to serve. A civilian makes the choice to become a warrior—not simply Continue Reading
Iran and the World: A Defining Crossroads
By Sheema Kalbasi Available reporting indicates protesters’ demands in Iran have shifted decisively from economic grievances and reformist appeals Continue Reading
Life, Power, and (Finally) Accountability in Venezuela: A Venezuelan Speaks
Editor's Note: In the aftermath of the US capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro, many Americans were left with questions. Among those are "why Continue Reading
The Bridge
I’ve been thinking about him a lot lately. The man on the bridge. That cursed bridge. I’d put him out of my mind for Continue Reading
When War Reveals What Endures
The war in Iraq was ugly, but the country was not. I’ve never seen a more perfect sunset than when I was in the turret of a gun truck. The horizon Continue Reading
A Fighter Pilot’s Perspective from the Skies of Iraq
Robert G. Ray Jr., Lt Col (Retired), ALANG On March 21st, 2003, I was a flight leader of two ship F16C-Plus Block 30 aircraft OIF combat sortie Continue Reading