When the United States withdrew from the Iran nuclear accord last May, one of the hopes of the Trump administration was that it would cripple Iran’s trade. As trade collapsed …
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February 1, 2019
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FeaturedThis Day in Military History
1 February: This Day in Military History
by Chris Carterby Chris CarterToday’s post is in honor of Staff Sgt. Roger C. Turner Jr., who was killed during an enemy mortar attack on this day in 2004 at Camp Anaconda, Iraq. The …
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FeaturedMilitary and PoliceOpinionPolitics
U.S. Supreme Court to Take Up Second Amendment Case
by Steve Pomperby Steve PomperThe NRA-ILA is reporting that the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) has taken on its first Second Amendment case in a long while. SCOTUS has agreed to review …
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BusinessFeaturedMilitary and Police
Netflix Creates Space Force Comedy with Steve Carell
by Katie Begleyby Katie BegleyThere is no shortage of jokes surrounding the newest branch of the U.S. armed forces, the Space Force. In 2018, President Trump announced his intention to create the Space Force …
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As a kid growing up near the Brooklyn shipyards, I always marveled at the phenomena of massive hulks of steel staying afloat while moving people and cargo to and fro. …
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In a paraphrased old joke, “In heaven the cooks are Italian. In hell they run the government.” But if you look around Western and Southern Europe these days, surprisingly one …