The Looming NCO Crisis, Part 3: Military Culture

The Looming NCO Crisis, Part 3: Military Culture   Part 1 of this series framed the problem of the looming NCO crisis. Part 2 examined why the recruiting base is so low and ended on the cautionary note that even if the military solved the recruiting crisis, if the culture does not support excellence and …

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Devastating Video Should Have Biden Administration Officials Thinking About the 25th Amendment

Ladies and gentleman, may I introduce to you the President of the United States. The leader of the free world. The most powerful man on the planet. With Vice President Kamala Harris and Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra standing behind him, President Joe Biden stumbled and bumbled his way through remarks …

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The Forgotten Founding Father

Today marks the 246th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence at the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776, and although year 245 has been a rocky one, the American Experiment has held strong, although there are those who would debate that final clause. a brief 4th of July quiz …

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Justice Thomas Already Announced His Retirement Year, He’s Got a Score to Settle

I vividly remember the day in October 1991 when the Senate voted to confirm then-U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Clarence Thomas as the next associate justice of the Supreme Court. Following a bitter confirmation battle, Thomas had won confirmation by a 52-48 margin. Following Thomas’ nomination by then-President George Bush, allegations were leaked to the …

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On Independence Day, a Comparison of President Biden To King George

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The second Continental Congress adopted a Declaration of Independence of July 4th, 1776, a summary of the political thought that had evolved over the centuries regarding the freedoms of man.  Thomas Jefferson in his genius added teeth to the Declaration so that the document should stand the test of time.  Perhaps this 4th of July, the citizens of …

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The Left Wants to Shred the Constitution; For the Right, It’s the Difference Between Freedom and Tyranny

I don’t typically agree with Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. about anything, but I was struck by comments he made during a March 2021 podcast entitled “Truth.” Recounting an experience he’d had at a recent political rally in Berlin, Kennedy said, “I was shaking hands and I wasn’t wearing a mask. Nobody was. There were a …

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