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Veterans

September 30, 2026

The Longest March Is the Paperwork

The Marine Corps can teach an 18-year-old to field-strip a rifle blindfolded. The federal government needs three to six months to send that same...

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Military Personnel

September 4, 2026

The Uniform Doesn't Come With a First Amendment Waiver

Picture the scene. A U.

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Military Personnel

August 26, 2026

Let Them Carry: Twin Falls Proved the Case for Trusting the Trained

On August 1, a gunman walked up to the drive-through window of an In-N-Out Burger in Twin Falls, Idaho, and opened fire. By the time it ended, three...

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Military Personnel

August 13, 2026

Freedom Haulers: A Real Readiness Fix Hiding Inside a Jobs Program

My youngest brother spent his career as a Green Beret weapons sergeant, and men like him get the movies, the recruiting posters, and the glory they...

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U.S. Army

August 8, 2026

The Army's Drone Bet Is Rational. The Timing Isn't.

My oldest son was commissioned out of West Point and is now a Second Lieutenant working on the UH-60 Black Hawk platform. This isn't an abstraction...

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Veterans

July 29, 2026

The Pentagon's Hidden Housing Scandal: Outsourcing Duty of Care

Sen. Jon Ossoff released a report on July 8 documenting lead exposure in a newborn, mold-related emergency room visits, and a cockroach infestation...

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Veterans

July 28, 2026

Congress Wants to Fix One Broken Promise to Veterans by Breaking Another

Last Thursday morning, the House of Representatives did something it almost never does, it blinked. Republican leadership pulled the Take Care of...

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Military Personnel

July 8, 2026

Readiness Is a Fiduciary Duty Too

The Pentagon is asking, out loud and in public this week, a question my own research already tested weeks ago. The Department of Defense Education...

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Military Personnel

July 1, 2026

Fit to Fight

Why the Military Has Always Said No to Those Who Can't The United States Army turned away Erik Holmstrom on Reception Day at West Point in 1995. He...

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Military Personnel

June 11, 2026

Civilian Judges Playing General: Activist Courts vs. Military Readiness

This week, a divided D. C.

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