How CIA Predecessors Were Assessed and Selected

How CIA Predecessors Were Assessed and Selected

Back in the early days of the OSS, when the stakes were sky-high and the playbook still being written, candidates faced a gauntlet of tests designed to weed out all but the toughest, sharpest minds—because only a ‘PhD who could win a bar fight’ would survive behind enemy lines.

Texas Ends Taxpayer-Funded Gun Buybacks

Texas Ends Taxpayer-Funded Gun Buybacks

Texas just told the feds and city slickers alike to keep their hands — and their gift cards — off our firearms, because liberty doesn’t come with a store credit receipt.

Hitler’s Last Walther

Hitler’s Last Walther

The Führer’s last firearm, long speculated to be an ornate showpiece, was most likely an unremarkable Walther PP—just a standard-issue sidearm for a man whose final days were anything but.

Remembering Navy SEAL Jacques Fontan KIA During Operation Red Wings

Remembering Navy SEAL Jacques Fontan KIA During Operation Red Wings

Char Fontan Westfall’s journey through unimaginable loss to finding hope and purpose serves as a powerful testament to the resilience of the human spirit, reminding us all of the strength that lies within when faced with life’s most challenging battles.

Covert CIA Operations in Ukraine

Covert CIA Operations in Ukraine

While the world argued over tanks and F-16s, the CIA quietly built a deniable war machine in the Ukrainian shadows—armed to the teeth, fluent in covert chaos, and operating under a silence so deep Congress could barely hear its own heartbeat.

Col. (Ret.) Nate Slate: This Was My War

Col. (Ret.) Nate Slate: This Was My War

I didn’t end up in that desert by accident—every hardship, every hard lesson, every quiet moment of doubt had been sharpening me for that exact stretch of sand, steel, and responsibility.