Holocaust Memorial in Boston is vandalized for second time this summer

Holocaust Memorial in Boston is vandalized for second time this summer

A Massachusetts teenager has been charged with vandalizing a Holocaust memorial in Boston, in what the city’s police commissioner called a “senseless and shameful” act, particularly after the neo-Nazi rally in Charlottesville, Va. The Boston Police Department said the suspect, a 17-year-old from Malden, around six miles north of Boston, was seen on Monday night by witnesses […]

The second of Churchill’s two greatest blunders: Gallipoli!

The second of Churchill’s two greatest blunders: Gallipoli!

(You can read the first part here) (Dedication of this article is intended for brother Mike G.) Caveat: for the sake of brevity and clarity, the Ottoman Empire will largely be referred to by its modern-day name, Turkey. Winston Churchill drank at a very minimum an entire bottle of spirits daily; that is a known […]

The Navy’s newest, most sophisticated aircraft carrier doesn’t have urinals

The Navy’s newest, most sophisticated aircraft carrier doesn’t have urinals

Amid all its upgrades and advances, the US Navy’s newest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, is lacking one feature: urinals. Every bathroom on the Ford is, for the first time, gender-neutral, equipped with flush toilets and stalls, according to Navy Times. Bathroom-design experts have said sit-down toilets are less sanitary and take up more space, and […]

Military transgender ban: Is serving in the military a right or a privilege?

Military transgender ban: Is serving in the military a right or a privilege?

This morning, President Trump tweeted out that he was reversing President Obama’s decision to allow transgender troops to serve openly. In my opinion, this is the correct decision. Let us concede from the outset that this may not even happen. The president released this information through Twitter, saying that “after consultation with my generals…” However, […]

All parties involved draw new red lines in Syria amid rising tensions

All parties involved draw new red lines in Syria amid rising tensions

After the United States shot down a Syrian military SU-22 over Syria on Sunday, the United States, Russia, and Iran have begun establishing “red lines” for one another, or borders within the nation each respective state’s military assets cannot cross without being engaged as a hostile. While the establishment of red lines is not a […]

Former British SAS Operator’s take on ‘How the West was lost’

Former British SAS Operator’s take on ‘How the West was lost’

Too little too late, shutting the gate after the horse has bolted and told you so, are all things I’ve heard being said about the latest terror attacks in London not two weeks since ISIS TARGETED AND KILLED CHILDREN in Manchester. In the same breath I hear we shouldn’t have a shoot kill policy, policemen […]

Kathy Griffin’s stunt depicting President Trump decapitated backfires

Kathy Griffin’s stunt depicting President Trump decapitated backfires

The self-proclaimed “D” list celebrity and comedian, Kathy Griffin was recently photographed proudly toting a replica of the severed and bloody head of President Donald Trump. This wasn’t a quick last-minute selfie rather a full-on photo shoot with photographer Tyler Shields to airbrush her with the bloody head.  TMZ published the image on Tuesday. While every US citizen […]

U.S. Special Operations Forces face growing demands and increased risks

U.S. Special Operations Forces face growing demands and increased risks

Touching down before dawn, Somali “Lightning” commandos climbed out of U.S. military helicopters and carefully advanced in the dark toward a ramshackle compound tucked into muddy farmland dotted by banana trees. U.S. surveillance had monitored the site for days after an intelligence tip signaled the location of Moalin Osman Abdi Badil, the suspected leader of […]

Trump speaks of unity, ‘principled realism’ between U.S. and Muslim world

Trump speaks of unity, ‘principled realism’ between U.S. and Muslim world

In a landmark address to major leaders of the Arab and Muslim world this weekend, President Trump spoke of a renewed relationship between the U.S. and the Muslim world, united in a fight against extremism, and bound by the concept of ‘principled realism.’ Speaking in Saudi Arabia in a grand ballroom before the assembled representatives […]