Month: December 2017

Since its inception in 1994, the Troops to Teachers program has been an unqualified success. Over the past 12 years, at least 10,000 former military members have transitioned to second…

Like many in the blogosphere, I’ve been following the latest examples of false news stories from Iraq. As you’ve probably heard, it turns out that Iraqi Police Captain Jamil Hussein,…

Pajamas Media posted an important article over the weekend, outlining Democratic plans to “gut” the nation’s missile defense programs, once they take control of Congress in January. According to Taylor…

Anxious to avoid another political minefield, speaker-elect Nancy Pelosi has tapped Texas Congressman Silvestre Reyes to be the next Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI). Describing…

Apparently, when it comes from U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), and it’s submitted to Google or Yahoo. Tom Blumer over at BizzyBlog wondered why Google and Yahoo’s news search engines miss…

My late grandmother advised me to “never speak ill of the dead.” But since Jimmy Carter is still alive (at least for now), I can let loose with another barrage…

December marks the beginning of the “awards season” in college football, something to fill the time between the end of the regular season and the BCS championship in January. At…

Yesterday, we voiced concern over the Democrats’ apparent plans to “gut” the nation’s missile defense program. Senator Carl Levin of Michigan (incoming Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee) and…

A tip of the hat to John Hinderaker at Powerline, who notes a glaring omission during yesterday’s confirmation love-fest between Defense Secretary nominee Robert Gates, and members of the Senate…

Bill Roggio is back in Iraq on his latest embed tour, and his first post is already up. Read it, and you’ll note a recurring theme: military personnel in Iraq…