An Abundance of Caution
**UPDATE//4:05 pm** Medical officials in Charleston now say the C-17 pilot is at “no risk” of having Ebola, based on his lack of contact with “anyone in Liberia.” The Air…
Keeping Watch
On this–and every–Veteran’s Day, there will parades and speeches and expressions of gratitude for those who served and those who still wear the uniform. But sometimes, the day’ s real…
Playing with Fire
Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, in the UK Telegraph, on Saudi Arabia’s gambit to curb U.S. shale oil production by letting oil prices tumble–a strategy that may quickly backfire: Saudi Arabia and the…
The Fall Guy
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is being forced out, after less than two years on the job. The New York Times (which received the initial leak from the White House), gladly…
Deadline Time
While the media waits for word from the grand jury in Ferguson, Missouri, a much more important deadline is looming. We refer to the Monday deadline for reaching an agreement…
Imagine That
Former CIA Chief and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta. A new Congressional report concludes that the Pentagon IG “bungled” an inquiry into Mr. Pantetta’s disclosure of classified information to film makers…
Putin Ups the Ante
Ever wonder how Vladimir Putin might respond to western economic sanctions against Ukraine? Some of his option are readily apparent. Analysts have long believed the Russian leader might limit (or…
And They Wonder Why Troop Morale is So Low
…Hugh Hewitt details the lump of coal Congress is putting in the stockings of military members, just before the holidays: Those commandos who went into Yemen to try and rescue…
Torturing the Truth
For anyone who’s ever been involved in the intelligence game, the past few days have been fascinating, disturbing and illuminating. We refer, of course, to the release of the Senate…
Last of the "Boys"
Present at the birth of broadcast journalism: Richard C. Hottelet (far left) at CBS’s wartime offices in London, 1944. He was joined by Charles Shaw, Larry LeSeur and Edward R.…