With the rise of democratic (heh) socialism in this country we are motivated to ask just how a nation that embodies flourishing free market capitalism can fall sway to such …
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Maskirovka Matters: Khrushchev Puts a ‘Hedgehog Down Uncle Sam’s Pants’
by Chris Carterby Chris CarterFifty-six years ago this week, the United States and Soviet Union were on the verge of all-out nuclear war. Suddenly, American families learned that they were in the crosshairs of …
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FeaturedThis Day in Military History
17 October: This Day in Military History
by Chris Carterby Chris CarterToday’s post is in honor of Cpl. Jorge Villarreal Jr., who gave his life on this day in 2010 in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province. The 22-year-old San Antonio native was killed …