Warning! Pet-peeve alert: You’d think conservative political commentators would know better, but they can’t seem to get over the fact that cops are armed. Where are we, in Great Britain? …
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Accidental Enemies: U.S. Agrees on a Peace ‘Framework’ with the Taliban
Months of aggressive negotiations seem to have finally bore fruit. Officials from the United States and the Taliban have reportedly agreed “in principle” to a peace framework. The structure of this …
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28 January: This Day in Military History
by Chris Carterby Chris CarterToday’s post is in honor of Seaman Apprentice William Flores, who was one of 23 Coast Guardsmen that perished on this day in 1980 when USCGC Blackthorn collides with another …
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‘Game-Changing’ — A Buzzword that Needs to Change
by Morgan Deaneby Morgan DeaneThe army is looking to use a new round that will improve the lethality of small arms, and ideally lessen the combat load of soldiers. They are pointing to a …
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Anti-missile technology has hit a new milestone. The Israeli Defense Ministry recently reported that on the morning of 22 January, Israel and the United States carried out a successful test …
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De-Policing New Hampshire: State Republican Reps Propose Law to Revoke Cops’ Authority to Use Deadly Force During an Arrest
by Steve Pomperby Steve PomperI love New Hampshire. Spent a lot of time in the Granite State as a kid, vacationing at Lake Sunapee. My oldest son was born there, and I still have …
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Writing a recently published piece regarding a Massachusetts bill seeking to legalize EMTs treating police dogs injured in the line of duty reminded me of a particular call I received …
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25 January: This Day in Military History
by Chris Carterby Chris CarterToday’s post is in honor of Staff Sgt. Christopher Bunda, who died on this day in 2004 when his boat capsized during a patrol on the Tigris River in Iraq. …
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Legalize It, Okay — But Why Does the Left Glorify Weed?
by Steve Pomperby Steve PomperMassachusetts has now also legalized recreational marijuana. Two cannabis stores opened, one in Leicester and the other in Northampton, which happens to be the town where I was born. So, …
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24 January: This Day in Military History
by Chris Carterby Chris CarterToday’s post is in honor of the crew of FROSH 10, a B-52C that crashed into a mountain in Maine during a training mission on this day in 1963. The …