What If The Media Covered The War On Poverty Like It Did Vietnam?
Imagine if the ambiguous result in our long struggle to end poverty—like the Vietnam War, an effort in which the goal posts always seem to be moving—was shown to be as ineffective.
Marching In The Streets Is Not An American Virtue
Marches are not only antithetical to the aesthetics of republicanism, but, quite often, they’re antithetical to its purpose.
Liberals Are Fine With Teens Rearranging The Constitution, But Don’t Trust Them With Guns
The willingness of the survivors to push for gun control has transformed them into idols of an anti-gun mainstream media.
Why It’s Time To Raise The Voting Age Back To 21
The teens going on television to agitate for gun control after the Parkland shooting make the case, not for lowering the voting age, but for raising it.
How This Decorated Vietnam Vet Became A Pastor To Keep Saving Lives
Doug Brinson says he often hears his mission replayed as an audio backdrop to video clips on Vietnam. ‘I’m hit, but no sweat,’ Brinson informs the pilot, and keeps shooting.
This Man Could Have Kept Vietnam From Communists, But The Kennedy Administration Okayed His Assassination
Geoffrey Shaw’s account is a page-turning, sorrowful account of how the United States betrayed a man of remarkable character and political genius.
Ken Burns’ New Vietnam War Documentary Speaks For Silent Soldiers Like My Father
Despite his liberal, pacifist inclinations, my father answered his country’s call during the Vietnam War, and worked as a U.S. Army medic.
Protesters Shut Out War Hero Jim Webb For Critiquing Women In Combat 40 Years Ago
Jim Webb has been pushed out of an award for pointing out that women aren’t as well-suited for combat as men. Apparently some female soldiers can’t handle ideas they don’t like.
How The Yemen Strike Might Indicate Trump’s Military Competence
The notion that Trump was at fault for a Navy SEAL’s death—any more than those who died on Obama’s watch are his fault—doesn’t stand up to scrutiny.
Will Americans Ever Trust Their Government Again?
It’s not just scandals like Watergate that have crippled voters’ trust. It’s also attitudes of entitlement and media fear-mongering.
Bernie Sanders’ Debt To Religious Freedom
If Bernie Sanders didn’t have to fight in Vietnam because of his beliefs, why do business owners have to participate in gay weddings in spite of theirs?
3 Reasons To Stop Thanking Me For My Military Service
All of us in military uniform have experienced the reflexive thanks of the nation. But it is now time for all of us to move on.
The Courage Of Kissinger’s Contradictions
‘World Order’ reflects badly on Henry Kissinger and on the establishment that celebrates him.
How The United States Lost The Second Iraq War
We are losing Iraq for the same reason we lost Vietnam: we are fighting one war, while the insurgents fight another.
‘Born In the USA’ Now Fits The Conservative Message
‘Born in the USA’ is a blistering criticism of American society that resonates with Republicans: a poorly led war, the treatment of veterans, inequality of opportunity, and a weak job market.
The Foreign Policy Of The Next Progressive President
The next progressive president will further endanger Americans by supporting thugs, backstabbing friends, and using international crises to remake America.
To All Our Veterans On Veterans Day: Welcome Home
On Veterans Day, a moment of thanks. We know your homecoming is bittersweet.
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