The United States is on track to spend the equivalent of more than two Manhattan projects per year in one of the most expensive nuclear arms races in history. The US has not done a recorded air breathing nuclear detonation since 1992 (the last US test, Julin-Divider,...
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Nixon’s Resignation and America’s Impunity Democracy
August 8 was the fiftieth anniversary of President Richard Nixon’s resignation. Unfortunately, that anniversary spurred little reflections or lamentations on how lawless the federal government has become in the subsequent half century. Aside from his Watergate abuses,...
Biden to Resume ‘Offensive’ Weapon Sales to Saudi Arabia
The White House is set to approve an offensive arms sale to Saudi Arabia. After taking office in 2021, President Joe Biden curbed some weapon sales to Riyadh. On Friday, Reuters reported that the State Department will lift the ban on offensive weapon sales to Saudi...
Majority of Americans Oppose Using US Troops To Defend Israel
The majority of Americans oppose the idea of US troops being used to defend Israel if it comes under attack by Iran, according to a poll conducted by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs that was released on Tuesday. The poll, conducted from June 21–July 1, 2024,...
Doubling Down on Failure: Ford Fiasco Follies
A new updated CRS report dated 5 August 2024 is out on the USS Ford debacle. I read these reports so you don't have to. For plenty of reasons, the carrier is the crossbow and chariot of the 21st century. Yet the US insists on spending tens of billions of dollars on...
Raptor Woes Continue to Plague the Air Force
More mismanagement and strategic deficit disorder at the Pentagon. The F22 Raptor is a very capable late 20th century aircraft and arguably superior to the much more expensive and increasingly anachronistic F35; it is being put out to pasture early because of...
What Is Government Costing Your Family?
What would you do if the government came to you and said your family owes it $75,000 this year, and every year, adjusted upward for inflation? You might respond “I can’t afford it.” Don’t worry, you are already paying that. That’s the price the average American...
Is the Medal of Honor Now Subject to Woke Revisionism?
Note: We just returned from a short vacation visiting new grandchildren hence the brief interregnum of posting. The Medal of Honor is the highest citation for combat action in the US military. It's premature to say exactly what direction this is going because the DoD...
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