SecurityCommentary
This week on Capitol Hill, several top U.S. military leaders from across the armed services presented a sobering case to Congress: U.S. military readiness is… Read More
LawCommentary
Should comments made by President Donald Trump during the campaign about Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl result in a military court dismissing the charges against the… Read More
SecurityCommentary
On Friday, President Donald Trump signed an exceptionally important executive order initiating both the beginning of the rebuilding of the U.S. armed forces and the… Read More
SecurityCommentary
In his Jan. 11 remarks on nuclear weapons policy, the outgoing Vice President Joe Biden praised former President Barack Obama’s nuclear weapons policy. In reality,… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Exercising his authority under Article II, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution, President Barack Obama commuted the court-martial sentence of convicted felon Chelsea Manning, formerly… Read More
SecurityNews
Russia is the principal threat facing the United States, and the new administration should increase support to allies in the face of the Kremlin’s attempts… Read More
Health CareNews
MADISON, Wis.—The headlines last month declared that most U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers saw improvement in fiscal year 2016. It seemed like a positive end… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Capt. Loyal Ray Blackwood, U. S. Navy, was laid to rest with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery on a sweltering day last summer…. Read More
SecurityCommentary
The following is an excerpt from historian Craig Shirley’s best-selling book “December 1941: 31 Days that Changed America and Saved the World.” Shirley chronicled the… Read More
SecurityNews
President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of defense, retired four-star Marine Gen. James Mattis, is worried that the U.S. is retreating in a chaotic world…. Read More
SecurityCommentary
Melvin Laird, secretary of defense under President Richard Nixon and nine-term Wisconsin congressman, died Wednesday in a Florida hospital. Before his election to the Wisconsin state… Read More
SecurityCommentary
As a new presidential administration prepares to take office, the responsibilities it inherits are daunting. Threats to U.S. interests and security around the globe continue… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Friday is Veterans Day. We celebrate Veterans Day on the 11th day of the 11th month of the year, the day the guns fell silent… Read More
SecurityCommentary
This week the White House signaled that it might veto the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) if a religious freedom amendment remains in the final… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Military advances against Islamic State-, or ISIS, held territory in Iraq and Syria have produced a welcome byproduct: a marked decline by 70-80 percent in… Read More
LawNews
Veterans must be given preference in securing federal jobs, according to long-standing laws, but hiring hasn’t always worked out in their favor. A federal audit… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Hardly a day passes without one (or seven) news reports highlighting conflicts abroad. What this reality means for America and our safety under the current… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Four of America’s top military officers recently testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee on long-term budget challenges facing the military. While the hearing didn’t… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Of the 3,498 Medal of Honor recipients in American history, only one was from the U.S. Coast Guard: Signalman 1st Class Douglas Albert Munro. On… Read More
SecurityCommentary
This week we learned that the Obama administration has requested $2.6 billion in emergency funding for Louisiana flood relief. While the specifics of the Louisiana… Read More
SecurityNews
Although the United States has not issued a draft since the Vietnam War in 1973, Congress is in the final negotiating stages for a measure… Read More
SecurityCommentary
As the clock is ticking, President Barack Obama is striving to cement his legacy in the realm of nuclear weapons policy. In the past, the… Read More
SecurityCommentary
This week, Politico broke the story of a memo from senior Pentagon officials to the secretary of defense laying out how the Pentagon could “play hardball”… Read More
SecurityCommentary
North Korea conducted its most successful test launch of a submarine-launched ballistic missile on Tuesday. The missile traveled 500 kilometers (300 miles), a considerable improvement… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. John W. Vessey Jr., passed away on Thursday evening, leaving behind three children and a legacy… Read More
SecurityCommentary
In the waning days of his tenure, President Barack Obama is reportedly contemplating declaring a “no first use” pledge for U.S. nuclear weapons. Such a… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The Arctic is shaping up to be one of the most strategically important regions in the 21st century. However, the United States has fallen far… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Air Force Gen. Herbert “Hawk” Carlisle, commander of Air Combat Command, this week declared the F-35A fighter jet ready for combat. While many pundits and… Read More
SecurityCommentary
One of the greatest challenges to American interests abroad is in keeping the world’s oceans open to commerce and activity. From Russia dominating the Black… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The White House has declared that it may be revising United States nuclear policy during President Barack Obama’s final months in office. A “no first… Read More
