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In a fiery speech, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) rips the removal of Rep. Ilhan Omar as “one of the disgusting legacies of 9/11” –...
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So is it going to be Mahan or Corbett in orbit? Corbett, according to Frank Calvelli, the top acquisition executive for the U.S. Space...
If things don't go China's way, Beijing could try for a rematch at a more auspicious time, and it lays colossal weight on the...
This week Yomiuri Shimbun reported that the U.S. Marine Corps intends to found a Marine Littoral Regiment capable of island-hopping along Japan’s Ryukyus chain,...
It wasn’t that long ago that suggesting that China is enamored of Alfred Thayer Mahan’s ideas about sea power was a laugh line. Nowadays...
Did Russia Encircle Bakhmut? Russian officials claimed this week that Russian forces were encircling the city of Bakhmut in the Donetsk region of Ukraine....
Germany Approves Shipment Of Older Leopard I Tanks – A German government spokesman confirmed on Friday that Germany had given the go-ahead for the...
Despite a protest from Brazil’s Environmental Ministry, the Brazilian Navy has announced plans to scuttle and sink its decommissioned aircraft carrier in the Atlantic...
As my History Hit email subscription dutifully reminded me, yesterday (as this is written), 2 February, marked the 80th anniversary of the Battle of...
There is a trick question most elementary students know when it comes to the mysteries of the universe – namely, what is the closest...
When the Federal Reserve meets next week, it would do well to recall two of Milton Friedman’s fundamental economic teachings. The first is that...
The War for Ukraine: What Movies Could We See? Since the founding of the medium, film has gone hand-in-hand with war. (Subscribe to Our...
With Republicans in the House ready to take on the White House over potential spending cuts, the question has been raised about where exactly...
On January 10, 2023, the U.S. House of Representatives formally assembled the Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese...
The war in Ukraine is about to enter another, even deadlier phase. As the weather slowly improves, the two militaries are getting ready for...
In public, President Joe Biden has shown unwavering commitment to Ukraine – pledging billions of dollars in aid packages. At the same time, last...
As the war in Ukraine persists, and an eventual stalemate seeming more likely by the day, some commentators have turned to the Korean War...
This was the year the word “tripledemic” entered the lexicon. That’s the term for the three different types of illnesses, COVID-19, flu, and RSV,...
Perhaps as many as 90% of China’s 1.41 billion people will come down with COVID-19, said Feng Zijian, former deputy chief of China’s Center...
A new virus has emerged in China and infected around 35 people, sparking concern that a new pandemic could be on the way. Scientists...
President Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID-19. He is currently experiencing mild symptoms, the White House said. “This morning, President Biden tested positive...
Is President Joe Biden the Democrats’ best chance for winning the 2024 election? Some pundits think so – and it’s hard to argue otherwise. Biden is the sitting president, and...
According to U.S. officials, the Russo-Ukrainian War appears to be headed toward an attritional stalemate in which neither side will be able to achieve...
“It is Balloon!” Joe Biden Should Be Embarrassed by Spy Overflight from China: The Pentagon admits it has been tracking a Chinese spy balloon...
Rain Coming Down on Donald Trump for Stormy Daniels Affair: Adult entertainment star Stormy Daniels is back in the news for the hush money...
South Korea’s President Mentions the Possible Nuclearization of His Country – South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol suggested in a press conference last week that...
What Is North Korea Planning? As part of a significant speech Kim Jong-un gave on the last day of 2022, he made several key...
Kim Jong Un’s 2022 was quite a year. North Korea set a new annual record for missile launches. Short-range, medium range and intercontinental range...
At the end of 2022, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un made two dramatic announcements. He first claimed that because “South Korea has become ‘our...
In a fiery speech, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) rips the removal of Rep. Ilhan Omar as “one of the disgusting legacies of 9/11” –...
Are Trump loyalists ready to give up on him? In a new interview, a former Republican candidate who backed Donald Trump during his first run...
Joe Biden: Plagiarist – Politicians are generally afforded a degree of latitude with respect to the truth. Embellishment and hyperbole and misdirection are widely accepted...
Spruce Goose, a History: When one thinks of the name “Hercules” in the aviation context (as opposed to the eponymous original Greek god), one most...
Why Ukraine Wants the F-16: The war in Ukraine approaches its first anniversary – and, much like the conflict on the ground, the air war has become...
