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Military Roles Don't Distinguish Between the Sexes; Neither Should the Draft Mar. 05, 2019
With greater equality comes greater responsibility. That's essentially what a federal judge said in ... Read More
The British Boy Who Never Forgot the St. Louis War Hero Who Saved His Life Feb. 22, 2019
Briton Tony Foulds, 82, has a better appreciation than most about the importance of living every day... Read More
Trump Courts Trouble in Venezuela Feb. 21, 2019
When it comes to foreign policy, it's never clear whether American presidents have forgotten past fa... Read More
We Know Pain, but What Is It Really? Feb. 15, 2019
According to National Retail Federation estimates, fewer people celebrated Valentine's Day this year... Read More
Happy Valentine's Day, Especially to Our Vets Feb. 14, 2019
Dear Readers: Happy Valentine's Day to one and all, along with our special good wishes to the vetera... Read More
Jones Did Something Rare in Politics -- Admitted a Big Mistake Feb. 14, 2019
It's the rare leader who's willing to admit they were wrong. In the no-holds-barred world of modern ... Read More
In Trump's Haste for a Foreign-Policy Victory, He Must Not Abandon Afghanistan Feb. 07, 2019
The Trump administration, anxious for some kind of a foreign-policy victory after repeated false sta... Read More
Short Takes on Recent News of the Weird Feb. 05, 2019
Thank You for Your Service The American Civil Liberties Union sounded the alarm after a Hispanic man... Read More
Stay With Your Own Kind Jan. 28, 2019
I've always lived among my own kind, which is humans, cats, dogs and the birds I feed in my yard. Yo... Read More
Valentines for Our Valued Veterans Jan. 26, 2019
Dear Annie: Over the past 150 years, our nation has worked tirelessly to care for those who, as Pres... Read More
Troops Pay the Price for Trump's Syria Blunder Jan. 22, 2019
The tragic deaths of U.S. troops in northern Syria on Wednesday underscore how wrong — dead wr... Read More
Maybe the Title Doesn't Fit, but She May Still Be Delusional Jan. 20, 2019
One fact has gotten lost in all the give and take between If the Cougar Fits, me and you. And that f... Read More
The Cougar and I Jan. 19, 2019
I've been having a bit of a dialogue with If the Cougar Fits. She's the 44-year-old who's divorcing ... Read More
Hey, Media, Why No Trump-Like Scrutiny on Obamacare, 'Stimulus' or the Iraq Bug-Out? Jan. 17, 2019
The media's "President Donald Trump is a congenital liar" narrative reeks of rampant hypocrisy to th... Read More
More Veterans Are Needed in Political Office Jan. 17, 2019
Forty years ago, military veterans made up roughly three-quarters of Congress. By 2017, the proporti... Read More
The Middle Way Jan. 15, 2019
One unremarked side effect of the uproar that goes by the name of Donald Trump is the hardening ever... Read More
E-Cigarettes Fueling a Dangerous Turn in Tobacco Use Jan. 11, 2019
If you are currently serving in the military or you are a veteran, you are more likely to be a cigar... Read More
Trump's Right About 'Ridiculous' Misuse of US Forces Jan. 02, 2019
Donald Trump has been complaining for years about the promiscuous use of American military personnel... Read More
Waging Peace on Earth: Two Comparative Vignettes Dec. 26, 2018
In 2005, I showed up at Camp Lemonnier, the American military base in the East African nation of Dji... Read More
Syria and a Media That Cried Wolf Dec. 24, 2018
When the Trump White House revoked one of CNN's nearly 50 permanent press passes, many Washington re... Read More
