The Fortress Myth
For the second time in less than four years, there has been a mass shooting at a U.S. military installation. According to Washington, D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier, at least…
Silver Lining (Government Shutdown Edition)
Contrary to what you hear from Harry Reid and the mainstream media, there is (at least) one silver lining to the current government shutdown. For at least a few days,…
A Convenient (and Profitable) Exit
Lois Lerner, the embattled director of the IRS’s Tax Exempt Organizations Division, has announced her retirement from the agency. She leaves under a cloud, but will collect a pension estimated…
Your Tax Dollars Take Flight
If you’re near Andrews AFB in the Washington, DC area (or MacDill AFB in Tampa) later this week, look up and watch. You’ll see hundreds of thousands of your tax…
The Gathering Storm (Long-Range Training Edition)
Like other modern militaries, the Israeli Air Force routinely conducts long-range training missions, sharpening navigation and air refueling skills that would be needed for a strike against a distant target…
Missing Man
When CBS presents its special on the 50th anniversary of the assassination of John F. Kennedy, one key figure will be conspiciously absent. And we’re not referring to Walter Cronkite…
Nuclear Blues
The Air Force’s troubled nuclear enterprise is in hot water–again. According to the Associated Press, at least two missile launch crews have been caught napping this year with the blast…
The Greatest Day in History, Redux
…from this blog on Veteran’s Day 2008: George Smiley’s post on the 90th anniversary of the armistice that ended World War I, the “war to end all wars.” As we…
The Next Disaster
***UPDATE/10 Nov/ The terms “backbone” and “France” are rarely mentioned in the same sentence, but today marks an exception to that general rule. According to various media accounts, the proposed…
After America (Persian Gulf Edition)
Early in Barack Obama’s first term, unnamed members of his senior staff said one of the administration’s goals was to “manage America’s decline” on the world stage. And on that…