Memorial Day 2015

    By Alan Caruba.   We need to remind ourselves that Memorial Day is not just another three-day weekend or a day when all manner of sales are offered to those who want to go shopping. It is a day set aside to honor the ultimate [...]
Rebuilding America’s Cities

Rebuilding America’s Cities

  By Chad Pillai.   My deployment and experiences in Iraq from 2006-2007 focusing on reconstruction and development have shaped my opinions and thoughts how to apply those lessons back home.  I published an article: Tal’Afar and [...]
Freedom is Not Free - Implications of the Ryan-Murray Budget Deal

Freedom is Not Free – Implications of the Ryan-Murray Budget Deal

  By Chad Pillai. The recent Ryan-Murray budget agreement which the House passed and the Senate is likely to follow suit has opened Pandora’s Box with a proposal that will cut 1% from current and future veterans’ retirement packages. [...]
Am I a Dangerous Extremist? Are You?

Am I a Dangerous Extremist? Are You?

By Alan Caruba. If you should suddenly cease to find my commentaries, I will either have passed away or have been detained by agents of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or the Defense Department and taken to an undisclosed location [...]