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Costly Flight Hours
Last week, Battleland bemoaned the increasing difficulty finding cost-per-flight-hour data for U.S. military aircraft.
In a flash, longtime defense watcher – from a perch on Capitol Hill, as well as a stint at the Government …
Scoring Our Four Iraq Wars
A nation that draws too broad a difference between its scholars and its warriors will have its thinking done by cowards and its fighting done by fools.
— Thucydides
It’s still unclear how history will judge the U.S. …
Snipe-Hunt Training
A pair of Marine scout snipers head to a live-fire range on Camp Leatherneck, Helmand Province, March 23.
Where’d Our Shiniest Brass Go?
Max Boot, the hawkish hardliner (is that redundant?) and author of the recently-published Invisible Armies: An Epic History of Guerrilla Warfare from Ancient Times to the Present, says the nation got the short end of the stick …
Understanding the Rise in ADHD Diagnoses: 11% of U.S. Children Are Affected
The rates of U.S. children affected by attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are skyrocketing, according to a recent report, but experts caution that the latest numbers require …
Tailpipe Politics: The Lessons (So Far) of 2013
Here’s what you can learn about Obama’s climate agenda from the EPA’s new effort for cleaner air.
Shouldn’t This Photo Be in Black-and-White?
This photograph shows North Korea soldiers firing anti-ship rockets off the Korean coast several days ago. It’s one of several the state-run Korean Central News Agency has issued over the past week. You can’t help but think it …
After Weeks of Court Wrangling, Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty for Alleged Colorado Theater Shooter
The Colorado district attorney in charge of prosecuting James Eagan Holmes couldn’t suppress some harsh words for the accused theater shooter at a Monday hearing. “It’s my determination and my intention that in this case for …
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The Mystery Behind a Deadly Chemical Attack
Reports on bombings in Syria these days have become routine. But when Mohammad Sabbagh, an industrialist from Aleppo, heard about the attack near his hometown on March 19, the details stopped him cold.
Survivors and witnesses …
The U.S. Military Needs to Listen – Not Just Talk
The Washington Post‘s opinion section thought enough of recent remarks made by the Navy’s top spokesman to make them the lead item on its front page Easter morning.
Rear Admiral John Kirby, the chief of naval information, …
Will Dollar Stores Rule the Retail World?
Last Monday, Dollar General, the nation’s largest dollar-store chain, posted better-than-expected profit, helping boost the …