We’re in the final few months of what’s shaping up to be the hottest year on record. In September, Arctic sea ice melted to its smallest extent in satellite records, while the Midwest was rocked by a once-in-a-generation …
Treating PTSD and TBI…Ethically
This is the first in a series of posts on the ethical issues associated with treating post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury.
These are the two so-called “signature wounds” of our post 9/11 wars. Unlike …
Rope-a-Dope Debate
The final debate Monday night between President Obama and GOP challenger Mitt Romney saw both men stick close to their corners. Neither wanted to make an unforced error, neither did. There was scant that was new.
Is the U.S. Waging a War on Savers?
A recent consumer survey found that 41% of respondents had less than $500 in savings available on short notice.
50 Years Later: The Lessons of the Cuban Missile Crisis
Hard to believe for those of us who lived through it – or even if you merely witnessed it by watching 2000’s Thirteen Days – but the Cuban Missile Crisis turned 50 last week. That was the one time when the point of one …
The Challenges of Raising Military Kids
This one-time military mom enjoyed last week’s Battleland Q&A with the authors of a new series of books on educating troops’ children.
Military children have always had to deal with the stressors of being the new kid on the …
Five Things to Watch for in Monday’s Foreign Policy Debate
On Monday night, just two weeks and a day before the election, President Barack Obama and Republican Presidential nominee Mitt Romney will square off for the third debate in Boca Raton, Florida.
Religious Group Accuses Anti-Bullying ‘Mix It Up at Lunch Day’ of Promoting Gay Agenda
Get ready, schoolkids: the culture wars are coming to a cafeteria near you.
Making All Our Troops Bulletproof
Shoot, move, communicate. This was the clear, succinct analysis given by an Army major when asked to describe the key components of a military mission.
In three words, the major illustrated the reality of modern war theatres …
Until They All Come Home
Navy divers assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2, Company 4, and the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command, stand Oct. 19 with the American flag, and the POW/MIA flag, on the wreckage of a B-17 bomber that was shot down and …
MOOC Brigade: What I Learned From Learning Online
Our tech writer assesses his six-week experience in Coursera’s massive open online course on gamification
Soldiers Write…About War, and a Woman
Every once in awhile a war book – actually written by a soldier – grabs you and won’t let go. The latest is The Yellow Birds, by Iraq war vet Kevin Powers. Nate Rawlings interviewed him here on Battleland more than a month …
The American Quixote: The Death of George McGovern (1922-2012)
He was a liberal out of the American prairies and he came to embody the country’s unrelenting idealism, even as he suffered one of the biggest presidential losses in U.S. history