Defense

Before GPS, CAD, and LiDAR: The Guys With Chains Who Built Geometry Into the Earth

August 13, 2026 by David T. Cloft

Before GPS, CAD, drones, and LiDAR, American military engineers were laying out massive forts with astonishing geometric precision using little more than chains, optical instruments, pencils, and a serious command of mathematics. Fort Wayne’s remarkable symmetry raises an irresistible question: brilliant engineering—or something more mysterious? From star-fort battlefield geometry to Freemasonry’s famous obsession with the square and compass, we separate the fascinating history from the conspiracy theories. The conclusion may be even more humbling: the old guys were really freaking good at math.

Fourteen Points and the Challenge of Negotiating with Tehran

June 24, 2026June 20, 2026 by John F. Di Leo

The reality on the ground and the appearance of the June Memorandum of Understanding could hardly be more in conflict. What is really happening?

Treason – At Home, at Work, and in the Shipping Department

June 10, 2026June 10, 2026 by John F. Di Leo

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Reports of treasonous government officials make the news more often than one would expect, but there’s an even bigger kind of treason out there, and this one takes place through normal-looking business transactions:

‘NEVER RETURNED’: Ex-FBI warns missing scientists could be ‘ESPIONAGE’

April 18, 2026 by AFNN News Editor

Former FBI assistant director Chris Swecker discusses the White House’s investigation into missing scientists on ‘The Story.’

Two Terrorist Attacks, Two Constitutional Amendments

March 14, 2026 by John F. Di Leo

News coverage like the reporting on Thursday’s terrorist attacks in Virginia and Michigan lead one to question the abilities of far too many of today’s reporters. What should be done about it?

The Cost of Action, and the Cost of Inaction

March 3, 2026 by John F. Di Leo

The cost of military action is real. But there are times – and the Iran situation is exactly such a time – when the cost of inaction is infinitely greater than the cost of action.

Maduro’s Illegitimacy, And Why the United States Was Right to Act

January 12, 2026 by John F. Di Leo

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The Trump administration did what it needed to do, collecting the Venezuelan dictator in the early hours of a Saturday morn, and bringing him back to the United States, starting the process for a long-awaited regime change in Venezuela at last.

Hillary Clinton and the Needle in a Haystack

September 29, 2025 by John F. Di Leo

As Secretary of State during Barack Obama’s first term in the White House, Hillary Clinton chose to violate the law and route all of her email traffic, both personal and work-related, through a private email server in her home in Chappaqua, New York.

Planes, Tanks, Ships and Modern Warfare

November 18, 2022 by Darin Gaub

Planes, Tanks, and Ships; The New Look of Modern Warfare, Bigger Doesn’t Mean Better

Is the Left Agitating for War With Russia so it Can Cement Domestic Tyranny?

May 9, 2022 by Selwyn Duke

It has been odd and alarming watching the powers-that-be relentlessly escalate the proxy war our government is waging against Russia. It’s not just that we’re sending billions of dollars of weapons into Ukraine, are calling Vladimir Putin a war criminal and issuing other fightin’ words, are training Ukrainian troops and are trying to effect Moscow’s …