The Lost Lesson of the First Thanksgiving
A painting of the Pilgrims’ first Thanksgiving celebration in 1621. They had much to be thankful for–including a decision to abandon a collectivist economic system in favor of private property…
Keeping The Best and Brightest
At NRO’s The Corner, Victor Davis Hanson notes the “crop” of brilliant Army and Marine Corps Colonels that have emerged during the War in Iraq–and the need to keep them…
How Green is Their Hypocrisy
An inconvenient truth: airport officials in Bali are concerned that an influx of private jets–for a UN conference on climate change–will crowd parking ramps, and force some attendees to park…
History Takes Flight
The 111th Fighter Squadron’s specially-painted “anniversary” F-16. Various elements of the paint job recall the unit’s service in World War II and Korea (photo by John M. Dibbs via Air…
Mr. Putin's Thanksgiving Gift
The first F-22s arrived at Elmendorf AFB, Alaska in August 2007; on Thanksgiving Day, they conducted their intial intercept of Russian Bear H bombers, flying near Alaskan airspace (AP photo…
The Eagles Stand-Down (Again)
For the second time this month, the Air Force has grounded its F-15A/D model air superiority fighters and ordered new inspections of the entire fleet, which includes more than 450…
Changing the Assessment on Iran
Official Washington and the chattering class are abuzz over the recently-declassified National Intelligence Estimate (NIE), which assesses that Iran halted its nuclear weapons program three years ago. The latest NIE…
When a Tropical Storm Isn't a Tropical Storm
Today’s Houston Chronicle has a fascinating article on a storm that’s brewing (forgive the pun) in meteorology circles. Not only did hurricane forecasters again under-estimate the number of storms this…
The Politics of Intelligence
With more details emerging on the recently-declassified National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on Iran’s nuclear program, it seems clear that the assessment–like so many aspects of the intel community–has been affected…
Conspiracy Theory
A National Airborne Operations Center 747 on ground alert. The reported sighting of a NAOC aircraft over Washington, D.C. on 9-11 has provided more fodder for conspiracy theorists (U.S. Air…