Somewhere, Colonel McCormick is Smiling
If they have Internet access in the afterlife, the late Chicago Tribune publisher (and legendary isolationist) Colonel Robert R. McCormick must be a very happy spirit, indeed. Reading the latest…
Remembering Joe Rochefort
Sixty-five years ago this week, U.S. forces were locked in the pivotal navy engagement of World War II–the Battle of Midway. Thanks to numerous post-war books, documentaries and even a…
Home Grown Terror?
In Tuesday’s editions of The New York Sun, reporter Eli Lake explored an angle of the JFK terror plot that other journalists have ignored: the potential connection between one of…
Nothing New
In the Tuesday edition of USA Today, reporter Gregg Zoroya highlights some of the difficulties facing the nation’s military health care system. Crowded facilities. Overworked staff. Funding shortfalls. Limited availability…
Doing Her Part for the Troops
When we last wrote about about former Air Force Staff Sergeant Michelle Manhart, she was awaiting her discharge for the Iowa Air National Guard. In a bit of assignment gymnastics,…
Today's Reading Assignment
Victor Davis Hanson, at RealClear Politics, on “The Lessons From D-Day.” As he reminds us, war is fraught with bad decisions and human error, and the Normandy campaign was no…
Missile Test
The Associated Press is reporting that North Korea fired a couple of anti-ship missiles from its western coast early today. It represents Pyongyang’s latest temper-tantrum, resulting from (pick at least…
Mr. Putin's Not-So-Serious Offer
Russia’s Vladimir Putin surprised President Bush–and other G-8 participants–on Thursday when he suggested that elements of a planned European missile defense shield could be deployed in Azerbaijan, instead of Eastern…
On the Receiving End of History
Today’s obituary section of The New York Times notes the passing of Arnold Lappert, an Army Signal Corps veteran of World War II. While Mr. Lappert served honorably in the…
The Good News From Afghanistan
…courtesy of Strategy Page. A few items that caught me eye–stuff you definitely won’t see in the MSM: —So far this year, Taliban and drug gang related violence has left…