Arthur Laffer’s supply-side magic hits Kansas, Oklahoma, and Missouri.
Trying to Build Trust Along the Iraqi-Syrian Border
Army Major Phil Nicklas spent much of 2008-2009, on the second of his three combat deployments, with a U.S. Military Transition Team along the Iraqi-Syrian border.
In this November 2012 interview, here, with the Combat Studies …
Book: Wall Street’s Biggest (and Most Dangerous) Untruth
Four and a half years after the passage of TARP, one thing is abundantly clear: The American public really, really hates bank bailouts.
Under Fire
Marine Lance Cpl. Emilio Therien Gonzales hunts for a shooter near Patrol Base Boldak, Helmand province, March 3.
Ten Years After: A National Disgrace
We owe a debt to our Iraq and Afghanistan war vets. Why is Washington so slow to take responsibility?
Sequestion Time, #2: Tone Deaf
As a public service, Battleland is riffing through Pentagon contract solicitations to see if we can find spending that might have been curtailed during the budget cuts now crunching the Defense Department.
You know, so that …
Booming Backlog
While vets’ disability claims climbed 30% from 2009-11, their backlog – claims over 125 days old — jumped 400%.
North Korea’s U.S. Travelogue
Check out this video, allegedly being broadcast across North Korea about life in the United States.
All 315 million Americans are apparently homeless in North Korea’s United States. They spend all their time melting snow for …
Sequestion Time, #1
The COIN of the Realm…Is a Wooden Nickel
The much-heralded doctrine of counter-insurgency (COIN) has been a profitable and career-enhancing bromide.
“We are very concerned with the potential of a cyber-related attack on our nuclear command and control, and on the weapons systems themselves.”
Franklin Graham Backs Universal Background Checks
The son of evangelist Billy Graham tells TIME why he has agreed to support President Obama in passing universal background check legislation.
Things Might Have Turned Out Differently in Benghazi If General Biden Had Been in Command
Congress can’t stop asking questions about the Sept. 11, 2012, attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi that led to the death of four Americans, including Ambassador Christopher Stevens.
“We’re still in the stage of …