Don’t Thank Me For My Military Service
Americans have welcomed home the 2.5 million veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan, like me, with far greater warmth and gratitude than they did our predecessors from Vietnam. I welcome the expressions of...
View ArticleWhy You Should Keep Thanking Veterans For Their Service
Recently Paul Miller wrote an article in The Federalist criticizing those who thank military personnel for their service. He feels the thanksgiving rite comes across as patronizing, perfunctory,...
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The Military Isn’t A Low-Wage Option For Stupid People
Last month, former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke spoke at the Brookings Institution about the economic impact of defense spending. After laughing about how fortunate he was to receive a “high...
View ArticleNow Hamilton Is Safe On The $10, Take Jackson Off The $20
It seems like only yesterday the world was prepared to say goodbye to Alexander Hamilton, the man whose founding role in the American financial system more than earned him a place on a...
View ArticleGiving Birth Is Nothing Like Being Drafted Into Combat
I’m facing down the imminent pains of childbirth in a matter of months, and no, being a mother is not more valiant, risky, or self-sacrificial than serving in combat. In a recent article, Valerie...
View ArticleTrans Mandate Displays Military Focus On Social Engineering, Not National...
Transgender people can now openly serve in all branches of the U.S. military, spokesmen announced last Thursday. This shift fundamentally changes past American policies about our military, including...
View ArticleWhat Trump Should Have Said About Khizr Khan’s Slain Son
Symbolic stars of all kinds—Blue Stars, Gold Stars, even sheriff’s stars—have played a surprisingly prominent role in this summer’s news. This past week the North Carolina GOP mistook the Blue Star...
View ArticleMilitary Service Is A Privilege That Transgender People Aren’t Qualified For
After President Trump tweeted out his intent to return the military’s transgender policies to their pre-June 2016 form, a common refrain has erupted among those who disagree with the decision:...
View ArticleStop Using The Military As A Pawn In Your Culture War
For a nation fighting a 16-year war that long fell off the public’s radar, we sure are hearing a lot about the troops these days. Yesterday afternoon, President Trump asserted that previous presidents...
View ArticleHow ‘Thank You For Your Service’ Builds On The Returning Soldier Movie Genre
The subgenre of movies dealing with military veterans returning home is fairly limited. On the one hand are the action films featuring pumped-up actors portraying veterans who come home with a...
View ArticleStudy Finds Marriage, Church Attendance Improve Black Men’s Economic Success
Marriage, church attendance, and military service helped black men be more successful in life, finds a new study. So do more “conventional” factors like education, work status, and minimal contact with...
View ArticleDon’t Thank Me For My Military Service
If you truly want to honor the sacrifices of military members and veterans, do more concrete things than merely saying thanks.
View ArticleWhy You Should Keep Thanking Veterans For Their Service
Let liberals see grievances lurking under every rock. Conservatives are grateful people.
View ArticleThe Military Isn’t A Low-Wage Option For Stupid People
Active-duty military troops far out-earn their civilian counterparts when compared to civilians with similar education.
View ArticleNow Hamilton Is Safe On The $10, Take Jackson Off The $20
Militant populism that comes from people with no military experience is all but guaranteed to be dumb and dangerous in a way warriors are not. So Andrew Jackson needs to go.
View ArticleGiving Birth Is Nothing Like Being Drafted Into Combat
Stop pretending all mothers sacrifice more by giving birth than our combat troops do by fighting.
View ArticleTrans Mandate Displays Military Focus On Social Engineering, Not National...
American taxpayers are now on the hook for sex-change operations and other therapeutic services now that the military invites trans service members. Other soldiers are aghast.
View ArticleWhat Trump Should Have Said About Khizr Khan’s Slain Son
The mother of a son who deployed to Afghanistan reflects on sacrifice, following Donald Trump's attacks on Khizr Khan and his family.
View ArticleMilitary Service Should Be Based On Biological Realities
Military service is a privilege, not a right. And the military has an obligation only to admit and retain soldiers who make it more effective at fighting wars.
View ArticleStop Using The Military As A Pawn In Your Culture War
Steve Bannon’s cynicism is only the latest in a disturbing trend of politicos of all stripes conflating ‘support for the troops’ and military service with their own politics.
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