Category: Expert Analysis

A recent study from MIT proposes that laser energy could be turned into a sort of “porch light” or beacon to attract a distant alien race to our planet. This comes on the heels of another study that claims that a cigar-shaped object called ‘Oumuamua found tumbling through our solar system may be an alien […]

Case Law The seminal Supreme Court case that deals with the issue of birthright citizenship is United States v. Wong Kim Ark, from 1898. In Wong Kim Ark the Court held that a child of transient Chinese nationals, but born in the United States, was automatically a citizen at the time of his birth. The […]

President Trump did something earlier this week that many thought he was incapable of doing: he surprised. In an interview with Axios posted this past Tuesday, October 30, the President voiced his intention to issue an executive order ending the longstanding Executive Department practice of conveying automatic “birthright citizenship” on all persons born in the […]

Socialism is not only death and repression, it is anarchy, too. Under socialism there is no means of coordinating economic activity. The planners plan for five years or they plan for ten, but the best they can do is guess what goods are needed and where they are needed most. Economic calculation is impossible without […]

Author’s note: this is the third in a multi-part series following the 2-108th Cavalry Squadron of the Louisiana National Guard as the unit prepares for its rotation at the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC), at Fort Polk, LA. Each piece will tell a different part of the unit’s story, and give readers a glimpse into […]

On a recent skit on Saturday Night Live, comedian Pete Davidson mocked the physical appearance of former Navy SEAL, Lieutenant Commander Dan Crenshaw, saying he looked like a hit man in a porno movie. Dan himself was all class about it. In a self-shot video that appeared on TMZ, he said he was against demands for […]

In a recent interview with Axios on HBO, President Trump signaled his intention to end birthright citizenship by executive order. He did not say very clearly how he intended to do this. The Media and social media immediately exploded in outrage defending birthright citizenship as described in the 14th Amendment of the Constitution, which reads […]

Never in the history of the world has there been a more destructive weapon actually deployed than socialism with power. With the end of the Cold War and the collapse of communism in eastern Europe, the West looked to be rid of this most destructive ideology for good. Recently, however, an increasingly large faction within […]

Author’s note: this is the second in a multi-part series following the 2-108th Cavalry Squadron of the Louisiana National Guard as the unit prepares for its rotation at the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC), at Fort Polk, LA. Each piece will tell a different part of the unit’s story, and give readers a glimpse into […]

President Trump’s recent announcement about the formation of a fourth military branch called the Space Force has been met with a mix of excitement or mocking derision, depending on who you listen to. It may turn out to be something mundane, such as a way to streamline procurement and research and development of communication and navigation […]

Author’s note: this is the first in a multi-part series following the 2-108th Cavalry Squadron of the Louisiana National Guard as the unit prepares for its rotation at the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC), at Fort Polk, LA. Each piece will tell a different part of the unit’s story, and give readers a glimpse into […]

Maybe. Then again, probably not, and definitely not all on its own. We are now ten years removed from the beginning of the financial crisis that would become the Great Recession, and after all that time the mainstream explanation for the crisis can be summed up in one word: deregulation. But, what deregulation? That is […]