[April 29, 2026] Learning your limitations can be tough on the ego. My first big clue that I wasn’t “smart” came in 7th grade history class. The teacher assigned us to memorize the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution. We couldn’t argue with him. Memorizing stuff was normal back then—like learning the ABCs, counting to 100, or saying the… Read More »
[April 27, 2026] What are Harvard students fighting back against? Slavery in Africa? World famine? Nope. It looks like the university leadership wants to institute tougher grading rules and students are calling this proposed policy “racist” for certain groups of students. The fact that this controversy is happening is another example of the destruction of higher education. The… Read More »
[April 24, 2026] Victor Davis Hanson just dropped a brutal truth bomb on Europe, and it’s about time someone did. Europe has lost the ball on being a reliable ally; a sad departure from their past bravery and willingness to go toe-to-toe with enemies of the West. The question now: Is NATO dead weight? In Operation Epic Fury,… Read More »
[April 23, 2026] Dr. Jordan Peterson states in one of his lectures that universities rarely explain writing’s core purpose: to learn precise thinking. And thinking enables effective action and makes a person “absolutely deadly” against obstacles. He argues that education systems treat writing as compliance with rules and rubrics rather than the tool for shaping original thoughts and… Read More »
[April 21, 2026] Here are some practical, actionable ideas to immerse yourself in the U.S. Army’s culture before enlisting. The Army has a distinct mix of formal elements (ranks, customs, courtesies, core values) and informal elements (unwritten rules, humor, jargon, unit pride, “Hooah” mindset, and a strong emphasis on hierarchy, teamwork, and resilience). This article gives more tips… Read More »
[April 18, 2026] It was early in my third combat tour in Iraq, late 2010. My boss, a Brigadier General in the Engineers, called me into his office for a quick discussion. Four detainees had escaped from Camp Cropper, the U.S. military’s main detainee camp near Baghdad International Airport—BIAP. I was Chief of Staff for Engineers under United… Read More »
[April 14, 2026] Elon Musk has been blunt: the American formal education system is failing. It’s outdated, inefficient, and increasingly captured by ideology. For years, he’s pointed out its core problems and pushed practical fixes. Here’s what he says is wrong and how to fix it. The factory assembly line model is the biggest flaw. Schools group kids… Read More »
[April 8, 2026] In preparing for and surviving the U.S. Army, you need to be also thinking about what job you might want to do. Other than simply wanting to be “in the Army,” it’s useful to consider a future job before you sign a contract. Ask yourself, “What are the jobs that match my skills and personal… Read More »
[April 6, 2026] This is one of the most precise dissections of the liberal progressive mind you will ever hear. In a post on X, M.A. Rothman lays out Melanie Phillips’ argument explaining why Western Leftists side with Islamic savages. Phillips starts with the core self-deception: “𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘭𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧, 𝘐’𝘮 𝘢 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦… Read More »
[March 27, 2026] We heard from the U.S. President Donald Trump that Britain refused to send ships to support America’s attack on the terrorist regime of Iran. But there is more to their timidity than meets the eye. The Royal is not what it once was; very weak. There was a time when Britain’s Navy once ruled the… Read More »