Category: Editorial Cartoon

Last week, a Russian Soyuz rocket carrying a crew made up of one American and one Russian was aborted mid-flight, forcing the capsule into what’s been called a “ballistic descent;” which is a decidedly sterile term for what amounts to careening back to earth at breakneck speeds and landing somewhere in Siberia before waiting for […]

This year, Father Christmas is arriving quite early for some. Syria, India, and Turkey will all be receiving ‘boxes’ full of Russian goodies. The first has received the S-300 surface-to-air missile system. India and Turkey, on the other hand, have signed agreements for the more advanced S-400 anti-air missile system. But the background behind each […]

China is emerging from the deep slumber it has been in for the past centuries. Slowly and awkwardly, the Asian dragon is exerting itself ever surer on the geopolitical chessboard. The weapons of choice are economic, diplomatic, and military—carefully and shrewdly arranged in that order. China understands that it can’t compete militarily with the United States—not […]

What is political correctness? What is in that untainted phrase? To be politically correct. Does it follow, then, that the term ought to change depending on one’s political affiliation and beliefs? Does it mean something different to a Democrat than a Republican? Generally, to be politically correct means to be sensitive to others’ feelings; to […]

“If you can bear to hear the truth you’ve spoken twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools.” Rudyard Kipling Critical thinking. You read it in almost every course syllabus. You hear it on almost every serious show and podcast. But what is critical thinking? Etymologically, to criticize means to judge. So, critical thinking […]

“Soldiers are citizens of death’s grey land, drawing no dividend from time’s tomorrows.” Siegfried Sassoon. It is easy to overlook. It is easy to be distracted. The modern lifestyle, buzzing with all kinds of high-tech gadgets and flashing screens, makes it even more easy to ignore, to forget. Ever craving for the latest celebrity tweet, […]

There are so many puns and jokes to be had here — but where to start? I was going to say that the Bundeswehr is going to need these new weapons for when they show up late and have to clean up the mess left behind by larger, more active militaries. It could also be that […]

Re-enlistment bonuses are friggin sweet! I didn’t get one, though — one and done I always say. Pilots are getting bank for staying in and flying for a living. Hell, I wish I got a regular enlistment bonus. That would have been awesome, but I still would have blown it all on dumb stuff. I […]

Beards are alright; you’ll notice I have one in almost every picture or at the very least a little scruff. Lord knows I hate shaving (which is, mostly, why I have one) and my wife says I look like a scary man-child with a shaved face. Beards are really cool when you’re in the military, mostly […]

While the threat of Russian world domination seems like a very far off fairy tale to most of us here in the United States, it is a growing concern for many European nations. The Crimean peninsula occupation and continuous buildup of Russian military forces on their borders is making Europe nervous. Many European based NATO […]

The Berlin Airlift stemmed from the Berlin Blockade which occurred in June 1948. It was the world’s first major situation with regards to the Cold War that involved a plethora of nations. The Soviet Union enacted the blockade after the Deutsche mark was introduced to areas of Germany controlled by the Western Allies. The soviets […]

The Russians understand they don’t have to fight us conventionally or even unconventionally at this point. They are perfectly content to watch us tear ourselves apart while they sit back and instigate as they eat popcorn. Many of the memes being shared by both democrats and republicans in the United States can be attributed to […]