Pete Hegseth is trading Army competence for ideological loyalty
I’ve spent my life watching people in power treat human beings like line items on a ledger.
By Alma Cordero ·
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Harry Handler survived 2 World Trade Center, but the state failed
The most terrifying phrase in the English language is not a scream, but a corporate directive.
By Elena Rossi ·
Pete Hegseth is right to purge the Joint Staff traitors
When you’re on the flight line, you don’t want the enemy knowing your fuel state, your payload, or where your blind spots are.
By Grant Colby ·
Dan Driscoll departed, and Donald Trump cleared the decks
Down in the engine room of the American state, another gasket has blown.
By Bram de Vries ·
Trump naming Hung Cao Navy Secretary proves loyalty trumps competence
The nominating process for a cabinet secretary, especially one as critical to global projection as the Navy Secretary, should be an exercise in institutional continuity.
By Aoife Gallagher ·
Driscoll's exit proves DoD favors politics over professional advice
The story isn't about a cabinet reshuffle; it’s about the functional erosion of professional military advice by political fiat.
By Nikhil Raghavan ·
Hegseth is winning the battle over the Pentagon’s future
I was growing up in Newell, Iowa, where the biggest political drama we ever saw involved whether the county could afford to fix the potholes on Main Street before harvest.
By Ruth Behrens ·
Judge blocks Pentagon blacklist of Anthropic as supply chain risk
The rule of law is not merely a collection of statutes; it is the meticulous adherence to process. It is the difference between a legitimate challenge and an act of political retribution.
By Adele Rutherford ·
US military newspaper editor voices censorship fears after being fired
The dismissal of Erik Slavin, editor-in-chief of Stars and Stripes, alongside publisher Max Lederer and reporter Lara Korte, is not a mere personnel dispute; it is the visible…
By Klaus Berger ·
DoD fires Stars and Stripes staff over editorial interference
The story isn't about insubordination; it’s about control.
By Josie Calloway ·
Trump’s South Korea defence flip reminds Japan that it has no Plan B
The geopolitical theatre surrounding the Korean Peninsula has once again revealed itself as a stage where genuine security architecture is sacrificed at the altar of transactional ego.
By Sophie Naimi ·
Hegseth's spending ignores American grids and water systems failure
The number itself should trigger an alarm bell loud enough to rattle the windowpanes of every corporate lobbyist and think tank: $1.5 trillion.
By Imani Sutton ·
Pentagon's Iran spending drains global munitions and resources
You read the headlines and you see missiles.
By Josie Calloway ·
Pentagon strips Kendall and Milley clearances to enforce silence
The American government has always treated classified information like a sacred cow—something that can only be touched by the anointed few.
By Grant Colby ·
Despite Pentagon spin, CSIS shows advanced weaponry is dangerously low
The most dangerous thing in Washington isn't the missile itself; it’s the narrative surrounding its depletion.
By Imani Sutton ·
U.S. general warns Pentagon he lacks sufficient forces to protect Israel
The most dangerous thing in Washington isn't a partisan disagreement; it’s faulty arithmetic. It’s the belief that military capability can exist outside of budgetary and logistical reality.
By Dana Whitfield ·