Lessons From 1976
The summer of 1976 witnessed the celebration of our Nation’s Bicentennial. It was a hot and memorable summer. I was seventeen years of age and I was about to begin my senior year of high school.
It was the dawn of my awareness of the world beyond my personal horizon. Unlike most teenagers, I had become consumed with the race between President Ford and Governor Reagan concerning the Republican Nomination for President of the United States.…READ MORE…
The Reflective Belt: A Symbol of the Military's Shift Toward Safety Over Combat Effectiveness
The U.S. military began to show signs of shifting priorities in the early 1990s, with a focus on risk aversion that would later become a key feature of a more “woke” military. In 1993, President Bill Clinton enacted the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, a major cultural shift that also seemed to mark the beginning of a zero-defect military culture…READ MORE…
Some Truths, by Chuck Klein
Here are a few simple truths from Chuck Klein. They might be considered, "common sense," but as we all know, that isn't all that common…READ MORE…
Responsibility and Accountability Part 3: The Bureaucracy and Accountability
This is Part 3 of a series on accountability and responsibility. As the graphic shows, the two should work together, but can but can get jammed. But often the two are divorced, or at least separated, in this case, by laws and regulations and regulatory capture…READ MORE…
Israeli Airstrikes in Syria Target Key Military Sites, Leaving 14 Dead and Dozens Wounded
Late Sunday night, a volley of alleged Israeli airstrikes hammered military positions deep in central Syria, leaving at least 14 dead and dozens more wounded—43, to be exact, with six clinging to life, according to Syrian state media. The strikes sparked fires and wrecked parts of the Hama province, where flames raged well into the early hours of Monday, firefighting teams scrambling to contain the chaos…READ MORE…
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