Category: Expert Analysis

As we discussed in Part 3, the domestic home front became a battle for ideas and slogans as the Roosevelt administration pushed the nation to get ready for war. FDR established the Office of Coordinator of Information (COI), based on the directions of Colonel William Donovan. Col Donovan spent considerable time with British officials, and […]

Catalonia—The situation is flaming up. In a pre-recorded Television address, Former Catalan President Carles Puigdemont called for “democratic opposition [to the] premeditated aggression” of the Central Government. He added that Catalans “know perfectly well that in a democracy it is parliaments that choose, or remove, presidents.” The address came in response to Madrid’s enforcement of […]

Specialist Five James McCloughan’s Medal of Honor citation, like all Medal of Honor citations, will drop your jaw to the floor. A 23 year old combat medic in the middle of Vietnam, he braved heavy fire to move an injured casualty to safety and was wounded by shrapnel before saving two more. He went on […]

This is the last in a series of three articles on Next Generation Combat Medic (NGCM).  In the first of this series, we looked at the group itself and its mission to get civilians trained in stopping uncontrolled bleeds that occur in mass casualty events, or even in everyday accidents.  In the second article in the […]

 Ukraine Conflict: Dzerzhynske (Donetsk Oblast) Background:  The War in Donbass is an armed conflict in the Donbass region of Ukraine. From the beginning of March 2014, protests by pro-Russian and anti-government groups took place in the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts of Ukraine–together commonly known as the “Donbass,” in the aftermath of the 2014 Ukrainian revolution and the Euromaidan movement. These demonstrations, which followed the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation, were part […]

When we think about fitness, we tend to think in terms of musculature.  Spend a few minutes with a casual lifter and the question is sure to come up: “how much do you bench, bro?” If you’re talking to a more seasoned lifter, the question tends to skew toward squats instead, in part because it’s […]

“You should not have a favorite weapon. To become over-familiar with one weapon is as much a fault as not knowing it sufficiently well.” – Musashi Myamoto One thing I constantly hear in the shooting community is the diatribe of firearms preference; whether it’s brand, model or caliber, everyone seems to have a personal preference […]

This is the second in a series of articles in which we interview the members of Next Generation Combat Medic (NGCM).  See the first article in the series (here), in which we introduced the men who make up the organization, talked about NGCM, and delved into its mission to teach civilians how to save lives in […]

America’s military has a serious problem with a two-tiered justice system that destroys lance corporals and pardons the gross misconduct of general officers.  One doesn’t need to look any further than the Marine Corps for a long history of this. A fine example is General James “Hoss” Cartwright, a no-combat four star F-18 pilot that […]

Allegations of crooked politicians taking money from questionable sources seem like everyday news now. For example, in recent days developments have arisen in regards to whether or not the Clinton Foundation took money via a complex scheme involving Russia’s Rosatom and Vadim Mikerin. Terrorist and criminal organizations move money around in huge amounts, and they have […]

Spain—The ping-pong of threats continues. Following an emergency cabinet meeting last Saturday, Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has announced his plans for Catalonia. The measures, which are only possible by triggering Article 155, an unprecedented move in Spain’s– 42-year-old democracy, would see the national government taking control of Catalonia’s administration, police force, and public media. […]

Andy Fisher is currently a second-year medical student at Texas A&M College of Medicine.  He is probably like a lot of other medical students, studying hard and trying to grind his way through a grueling four years of intense academia.  Unlike most other medical students, he served as a former physician assistant (PA) for the 75th […]