On Thanksgiving, think of the troops waiting for 2 birds, and all who serve

Retired sergeant first class M.R. Gonzales recalls how important Thanksgiving dinner was to his platoon decades ago, and urges readers to remember warfighters in their Thanksgiving Day prayers.

Who will be Iran’s next (and last) supreme leader?

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the 85-year-old fanatical Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, is apparently seriously ill, triggering internal discussions about a potential successor. It couldn’t come at a worse time for the theocratic Iranian regime.

Why I voted third party for president and I’m not sorry

I’m a progressive Californian, a Black man, and I did not vote for Democratic presidential contender Kamala Harris this year or Donald Trump.

Musk hopes to make budget cutting cool

Elon Musk is already using his social media platform, X, to highlight examples of waste and bloat.

While you do 5-day RTO, I’ll watch your best workers quit

It seems obvious that these unpopular policies are a way to spur employees to quit, in a kind of “self-deportation” version of layoffs.

Hegseth for defense secretary is unorthodox, and exactly what we need

Hegseth leading the Defense Department is unorthodox, but in many ways is a direct result of President-elect Donald Trump’s regular messaging and campaign promises.

Canary in the coal mine for military preparedness lies within health care

Just how prepared is our military for the next conflict? Implementing the Exceptional Family Member Program can help inform each aspect of military quality of life and enhance military preparedness.

Now is the time to repeal the 2002 and 1991 AUMFs

Repealing the 2002 and 1991 authorizations for the use of military force (AUMF) should be a no-brainer. Keeping the authorizations on the books gives any president the legal authority to surge troops to the Middle East, even though decades have passed since the authorizations were drafted.

Why I have confidence in the V-22 Osprey

In the wake of recent high-profile stories covering the V-22 Osprey, aspiring pilots and their families might be led to believe the Osprey is too complex or difficult to fly. That’s just not the case.

Can Trump help resolve the conflicts in the Mideast?

Donald Trump talked a lot about inflation, immigration and crime during his campaign for the presidency. He wasn’t shy on another issue that has far less resonance with the American electorate generally: peace in the Middle East.