Category: Expert Analysis

Film and Culture: a class where you go to watch movies and listen to lectures on the craft of creating a film.  It was an interesting class, but not a hard one.  Every class we would sit in the theater-like auditorium and spend the first two hours watching an entire movie.  We had a variety […]

This year, on International Women’s Day, I watched women in multiple countries stand up and say, “Equal pay! Equal rights! Give me insurance, give me freedom!” These are all things I believe in, too. Passionately so, because without the sacrifices of our female predecessors who revolted and demanded a better life, we would not have […]

In 1935, British physicist Sir Robert Watson-Watt created the first functional radar system and in four short years, his invention was deployed all along the British coast to monitor for incoming Nazi warplanes.  Today, we tend to take radar for granted – using it for everything from military applications, to surveillance, all the way to […]

In a speech given aboard the newest American aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, last week, President Trump congratulated the crew and shipbuilders on their accomplishments and reaffirmed his stance on establishing a larger, more powerful Navy, with our aircraft carriers continuing to serve as the centerpiece of our ability to project power across […]

Read Part 3 here So, you’ve volunteered to be in Special Forces and you’re getting ready to go to SFAS. This is the time to prepare yourself for the grind that is to come. There are certain tips, such as the PT program which will help you attain the level of physical fitness that you’ll […]

Unambiguous cold opening: Wikileaks is a threat to American intelligence operations and diplomatic relations, and is thus a threat to American national security.  It is also a threat to Americans’ personal privacy. Do not believe me? Let us lay out the evidence.  Exhibit A is the recent so-called “Vault 7” release of roughly 9,000 alleged […]

So, you’ve volunteered to be in Special Forces and you’re getting ready to go to SFAS. This is the time to prepare yourself for the grind that is to come. There are certain tips, such as the PT program which will help you attain the level of physical fitness that you’ll need to not just […]

We’ve all thought about it, we’ve all heard the warnings to replace smoke detectors. Countless fire drills/alarms at school and work. We’ve all been a part of Fire Prevention Week, either as a parent or a child. But are any of us listening? I’ve been in the fire service for 10 years, and one thing […]

So, does the Hi-Point live up to its reputation as a terrible gun? Absolutely. Should you run out and buy one? Absolutely not.

Read Part One HERE So, you’ve volunteered to be in Special Forces and you’re getting ready to go to SFAS. This is the time to prepare yourself for the grind that is to come. There are certain tips, such as the PT program which will help you attain the level of physical fitness that you’ll need […]

Yesterday Wikileaks began yet another dump of highly classified documents and materials stolen from the US government.  This batch of data is being called “Vault 7” and includes all of the tools, tactics, and techniques used by the CIA to conduct cyber-warfare, computer hacking, and technical intelligence gathering. Wikileaks is claiming that these files were […]

The United States military has begun deploying the THAAD missile defense system in South Korea this week, a long-awaited move for the South Koreans that face an increasingly significant threat of North Korean missile attack. The Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system is a defensive weapon platform designed specifically to shoot down short and […]