Category: Politics

“Strategic deterrence” is a phrase often used when discussing the possibility of nuclear war.  America’s nuclear deterrence strategies include a comprehensive missile defense system, but perhaps more importantly, the international understanding that the United States has an absolutely massive stockpile of nuclear weapons ready to be launched in retaliation after a nuclear strike.  Simple as […]

Allies of White House chief strategist Steve Bannon were intensifying their battle to oust National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster just two weeks ago — but now, it’s Bannon who has apparently been pushed out. “White House chief of staff John Kelly and Steve Bannon have mutually agreed today would be Steve’s last day,” White House […]

U.S. President Donald Trump reviewed an array of options for a strategy on Afghanistan with his top national security aides, but made no decision on whether he would commit more troops to America’s longest war. Friday’s meeting was the latest in a series of high-level discussions on Afghanistan and a broader security strategy for the […]

Steve Bannon, President Trump’s controversial chief strategist, left the administration on Friday, in what the White House has called a “mutual agreement” between Bannon and recently appointed White House Chief of Staff John Kelly. According to multiple news outlets, this decision has been developing over the span of some time, with some claiming Bannon submitted […]

Although mankind has been using rockets to hurl our equipment, and ourselves, into the vast expanse of space for 60 years or so, NASA’s delays in fielding their new SLS rocket platform, as well as dramatic footage of the early tests conducted by private space fairing organizations like SpaceX, have made it clear: launching something […]

In the wake of Charlottesville and the whirlwind of political fallout that has rained down on this administration, our President remains committed to his original statement, stating, “I think there is blame on both sides.” It seems from his statement both from Saturday and Monday, that the President remains reluctant to call out these alt-right […]

Although it would seem that the most immediate threat of war with North Korea has been averted, tensions between the two nations remain high, and the U.S. is not backing down from its aggressive stance. Earlier this week, Kim Jong-un announced that he would place plans to launch four long-range ballistic missiles toward Guam on […]

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has come under fire for their legal support of organizers of the “Unite the Right” white supremacist rally held last weekend in Charlottesville, to include being blamed by Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe for the rally where the violence unfolded. Speaking to National Public Radio, Governor McAuliffe said: The City […]

In the aftermath of a wild weekend stemming from the chaos in Charlottesville and the ongoing discussion over free speech and white supremacy, many people saw a video of a mob of activists assembling in Durham, N.C., to tear down a statue dedicated to a Confederate soldier. The mob celebrated its destruction wildly, symbolic of […]

Writing on the internet can come with a mixed bag of emotions.  I get lots of feedback from readers, and arguably even more from those who never bothered to read what I wrote at all and instead just want to explain why they’re mad at the headline (using ONLY CAPITAL LETTERS).  I get it, the […]

I’ve been fascinated to watch the recent public conversation about the “deep state” unfold.  I had been used to hearing this phrase from the far left, you know the type that wear sweaters and jackets with those leather patches on the elbows and give long-winded speeches at socialist enclaves on college campuses, those guys.  They […]

In the wake of the violence surrounding last weekends “Unite the Right” march in Charlottesville, Virginia, a number of other white supremacist events around the country are being shut down over concerns for safety and security. The latest rally request to be cancelled was one to held at the University of Florida in Gainesville, on […]