Expert Analysis

America’s elites dodge war’s costs while embracing endless militarism, leaving ordinary families to bear the burden of sacrifice.

Putin’s overreach pushes the European Union toward NATO-style defense of Ukraine, forging deep ties that may outlast the war itself.

Azov now recruits foreigners, offering one of Ukraine’s toughest but most professional paths in a brutal, high-risk war.

Ukrainian sniper sets world record: 2.5-mile AI-assisted shot with Snipex Alligator kills two Russians with one bullet.

Media fears peace with Trump’s name on it. Ukraine talks test his deal style while Gaza grinds toward a grim Israeli-controlled end.

Putin’s Valdai hideout is now a fortress, ringed by missiles, jets, and elite guards—his most secure retreat in Russia.

Trump floats a domestic Quick Reaction Force: 600 Guard troops on standby to quell unrest fast—praised as safety, feared as overreach.

I succeeded in Professional Military Education by treating it as an opportunity and a responsibility—checking my ego, preparing before day one, doing the reading, organizing relentlessly, and using every spare minute to learn for the soldiers who would depend on me.

Anchorage wasn’t pageantry—it was the tell that with Europe folding and Washington hedging, Zelensky is bluffing a low pair at a high-stakes table where Trump and Putin rake the chips.

I came home from Bucha with the faces of the dead fixed in my mind and a single, stubborn question riding shotgun: how do we make Putin and his enablers answer for what they did?

Addressing crime and homelessness effectively means tackling the root causes—poverty, housing, mental health, and jobs—rather than relying on a militarized response that treats symptoms instead of solutions.

Trump didn’t summon an army of occupation; he pulled a field-expedient tourniquet—the D.C. Guard—to cinch the capital’s bleeding edges and keep the streets from turning into a fracture line.