Criminals at Your Front Door?
A blog posting by The Hill’s Eric Zimmerman seems to confirm our worst fears about the 2010 Census. Citing a new report by the Government Accountability Office, Mr. Zimmerman reports…
Your Education Dollars at Work
Over at National Review’s Phi Beta Cons blog, Robert VerBruggen asks a rather indelicate question. Instead of offering student loan debt relief to active duty military personnel, why not simply…
One More Reason for a Male-Only Silent Service
As the Navy brass prepares for a “co-ed” submarine force, they might consider the impact of human biology on other elements of the service. Navy Times reports that some shore…
Dead Man Campaigning
Election Day in Virginia is more than a week ago, but you can (apparently) stick a fork in Democratic gubernatorial candidate Creigh Deeds. And if you don’t believe us, just…
Details Emerge
As the Fort Hood community deals with the horror of today’s mass murder at the Texas base, details are beginning to emerge about the alleged killer, Army Major Nidal M.…
Making the Tough Calls
As the Army searches for answers in the Fort Hood massacre, one fact has become painfully obvious–Major Nidal Hasan, the military psychiatrist who killed 13 of his fellow soldiers and…
Nowak Walks
The legal saga of Lisa Nowak, the disgraced former astronaut who threw away her NASA career over a confrontation with a romantic rival, is coming to an end. Nowak, a…
Political Correctness in the Ranks
In the wake of the massacre at Fort Hood, many have expressed shock and amazement that the shooter–Army Major Nidal Hasan–openly expressed anti-American and anti-military views. Yet, he was never…
The Blame Game
Faced with a colossal screw-up of their own making, bureaucrats–and the government organizations they run–behave in predictable ways. There are inevitable attempts to feign ignorance, blame the calamity on someone…
Filling the Ranks at West Point (and the Other Service Academies)
While the military continues its push for diversity, it isn’t getting much help from some key members of Congress, who represent heavily minority districts across the country. An Associated Press…