
A retired Marine colonel offers insights on American politics, culture, and history, current events, national security, foreign affairs, and more.
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The day New York's patriots said, "Game on."
(Originally published July 9, 2023.)
The ill-advised Olive Brach Petition
After reading this, I think that most of you who believe that yesterday marked the anniversary of a memorable moment in our Nation's history will probably agree that today is a date that the proud patri...
You've been misled
I originally posted this piece last January, but since the Supreme Court is going to issue its decision on the matter tomorrow, I thought it appropriate to throw it out there again.
(Originally published on 26 Jun 2024. Updated Jun 2026.)
There's a movie that my brother and I watched on HBO as kids that I'm pretty sure had at least a little bit to do with why we both became Marines later in life.
The 1978 film The B...
The selective outrage of the perpetually aggrieved
First, it was has-been musical acts pulling out of the America250 Great American State Fair festivities.
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