Category: Expert Analysis

A Special Forces instructor throws down the gauntlet, laying out the case against cronyism and careerism at the Qualification Course.

Sources in Zimbabwe indicate that former president Robert Mugabe will be allowed to stay in country and granted immunity from prosecution.  Mugabe is the only president an independent Zimbabwe has ever known. Mugabe, at age 93, has told negotiators that he had no plans to live in exile and wanted to die in Zimbabwe. Being […]

If you’ve read the previous installments of this series, you’re probably thinking that “The Open Boat” by Stephen Crane has no place here. It might be a stretch, seeing as there’s no outright war in this short novella, I’ll give you that. However, there are two reasons why I’m including it: Crane’s intimate connection to […]

Some people have dubbed the ’70s the golden age of film. Movies had been around long enough for filmmakers to learn from their predecessors and perfect the craft, and most importantly it came after the end of the American government’s strict censorship on film, otherwise known as the Hays Code (Motion Picture Production Code) in […]

There are many U.S. cities and states which require registration of firearms and elaborate licensing schemes. You might think that this is the sort of infringement which is prohibited by the Second Amendment of the Constitution.  While the U.S. Supreme Court has affirmed the Second Amendment as an individual right, it will be years before […]

After the Texas church shooting there was a string of articles in various online publications arguing as to why the AR-15 is the weapon preferred by the last batch of deranged idiots. They got some things right, but most of their reasoning was dubious at best with some of the information given to the public […]

According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, approximately 10% of veterans of the war in Afghanistan are diagnosed with PSTD, 11% from Iraq.  In “the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, about 1 in 10 (10%) returning soldiers seen in VA have a problem with alcohol or other drugs.” It seems like an easy match, if […]

Life in the military means long hours and lost sleep.  Whether you’re stuck on a post or simply have to make mission, sleep is often relegated to the “luxury” category on your priority list, while things like security, accomplishing your objectives or making it to your destination hold the top spots.  Fatigue, however, can be […]

Most people admit that propaganda is pretty common in the United States in one form or another, but all out censorship is pretty rare. Freedom of speech is a hallmark of American values, and though private institutions may disallow one thing, or groups of people might discourage another, it is still generally legal to say […]

My previous installations of the “Pages of War” discuss how war affects literature of the time. You’ve probably heard it before: “We few, we happy few, we band of brothers.” And the following lines are quite popular among the western warrior community: “For he to-day that sheds his blood with me / Shall be my brother…” […]

The .22 LR caliber firearms aren’t very loud to begin with—add a suppressor to that and you’ve got a very quiet shooter that is perfect for plinking or hunting small game. SilencerCo has yet again produced a quality AND affordable suppressor with the SpectreII. With an MSRP of around $400, what’s not to love? The Spectre […]

The recent rash of natural disasters to hit the United States, including hurricanes in places like Puerto Rico, Texas and Florida, and wild fires in California, have been traumatic not only to the communities they struck, but to the United States as a whole, as Americans from all over traveled, donated, and mourned in support […]