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When Veteran YouTube Geopolitical Talking Heads Start Acting Like Internet Trolls

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Now let’s be clear about something. Veterans arguing about foreign policy is not the problem. In fact, it’s healthy. People who have worn the uniform should absolutely debate how American power is used. The military has always produced strong opinions—usually accompanied by horrible coffee and worse briefing slides. But what used to separate professional disagreement from internet drama was something the officer corps once valued deeply: discipline.

The Kurds – The Enemy of My Enemy Is My Friend (Until Tuesday)

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For many Americans, the story is simple. Saddam Hussein gassed the Kurds in the 1980s—most infamously at Halabja. They suffered horribly. When the United States eventually removed Saddam from power in 2003, the Kurds were portrayed as natural allies: brave fighters, pro-Western, reliable partners in a messy region.

An Introduction to Business 101: Golf with THE Chuck -A Tribute to Enduring American Grit February 20 – February 22, 2026

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Some weekends feel bigger than sports. Some feel bigger than policy. And then there are weekends like this one where leadership, competition, conviction, and country all collide. I was working on this piece with a Deployment Freedom Cigar lit, paired with a very special small-batch pour of MB Roland Dark Fired Kentucky bourbon. Smoke steady. …

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While America Has a Nervous Breakdown, China Is Measuring the Curtains

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History has a sense of humor, and it’s rarely kind. As the United States barrels headlong into a Fourth Turning crisis—complete with generational rage, institutional distrust, ritualized protest, economic anxiety, and ideological self-harm—China isn’t protesting anything. It’s watching. Quietly. Patiently. With a spreadsheet.

Penguins, Treaties, and Radar Dishes: The Quiet Militarization of Antarctica

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There’s a comforting little bedtime story we tell ourselves about Antarctica. Nobody owns it. Nobody fights over it. Scientists in parkas share data and hot cocoa while penguins waddle around like tiny tuxedo diplomats. It’s the one place on Earth where humanity supposedly agreed to stop acting like humanity.

Calling the Shots: Life as the Global Hegemon (And Why the Cleanup Is Always a Mess)

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As the global hegemon, we don’t merely influence outcomes. We decide who is fit to lead. We anoint. We delegitimize. We sanction. We isolate. And when necessary, we remove. On that front, our record is impeccable. Few nations in history have been better at leader removal than the United States. Regime change—overt or discreet—is something we understand down to the checklist.

Moment Charnière

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The French have a term to depict, to designate, a hinge moment – a turning point in history: Moment Charnière. Some such decisive/earth-shattering incidents that come to mind: Bestowing the Ten Commandments, the birth of Jesus, and more recently the dropping of atomic bombs that decimated Japanese cities.

Cyrus Force – Iran A New Iran

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We, the Iranian Americans of CYRUS FORCE, left our birth country, Iran, due to a Constitution that was imposed upon our countrymen by the Ayatollahs. We bring this to your attention today because we ask for a voice in the Senate. We believe that, with the help of the American government, Americans can facilitate the …

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