In retaliating petulantly against Disney, Ron DeSantis looks anti-business. And being an anti-business Republican is unacceptable.

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F-22 vs. F-4: Who Wins? In November 2012, two Iranian Air Force Sukhoi Su-25s tried to down a U.S. Air Force MQ-1 Predator drone. At the time, the MQ-1 was flying in international air space, 16 miles from the Iranian border; the drone flight was legal, but understandably instigatory. Iran scrambled the two Su-25s, which quickly […]

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The specter of a second Trump administration looms large over the Democratic Party. It’s certainly possible. Many Republicans want Trump to be the nominee. And in a head-to-head contest between Trump and Biden, Trump in many polls gets close to a victory – however, we are many months away from any sort of rematch for […]

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The first of the highly anticipated Block V Virginia-class submarines are currently under construction in Groton, CT. The advanced warships are expected to represent a significant improvement over the Block I-IV Virginia subs – and could remain in service until the 2070s.

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Rumors that Russian President Vladimir Putin would be ousted in an imminent coup have been percolating as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine drags on. The growing unpopularity of the war (and the staggering death toll) paired with a sinking economy, have helped to fuel the idea that Putin would be forcefully removed from power.  The rumors received a boost […]

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The rumor that Vladimir Putin is deathly ill has persisted for more than a year – despite no hard evidence that the Russian president is on death’s doorstep.

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During the Cold War, US and Soviet weapons designers competed to field the best platforms in the air, land, and sea. Beneath the surface of the ocean, the competition was especially fierce; submarines had become a vital component of the nuclear triad – so fielding a capable submarine fleet had become a vital component of […]

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President Joe Biden should find a new crop of poll numbers sobering as the incumbent embarks upon his reelection tour.

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Donald Trump is absolutely going to be relevant throughout the 2024 election – and perhaps longer. He’s going to say crazy stuff throughout.

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It is well documented Joe Biden suffers from a stutter – and I clearly have sympathy for that; we all should, as it is not easy. However, let us put that aside for a minute and focus on his communication capabilities overall as President. Could this be his biggest weakness?  Joe Biden Has Had Public […]

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There’s not really an incentive for Donald Trump to modify or normalize his behavior. Why would he? In fact, I suspect his popularity would wane if Trump normalized.

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Of all the unique, advanced airframes in the US military’s expansive inventory, the V-22 Osprey may be the most easily identifiable. Using tilt-rotors – rotors that can pivot between about 90 degrees mid-flight – the V-22 is basically an amalgamation of a prop plane and a helicopter. Uniquely versatile, the V-22 can perform both vertical […]

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Please don’t buy the hype; it’s a scam. Social media exists to collect and sell data and is long overdue for some more heavy-handed congressional oversight.

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Israel wants the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor, but they are unlikely ever to procure the fifth-generation fighter. The U.S. sends more military aid to Israel than to any other country. Washington dispensed over $11 billion in military aid to foreign countries in 2020, and $3.3 billion went to Israel. Only two other countries received more […]

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When first launched, the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier was the biggest warship ever built. With a displacement of over 100,000 tons and a length stretching beyond one thousand feet, the Nimitz is indeed massive, requiring a 5,000-person crew to operate. The Nimitz will gradually be replaced when the Ford-class carriers are completed in the upcoming years […]

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In the coming decades, the world’s most significant geopolitical flashpoint may not be Ukraine, Kashmir, or the 38th Parallel. Instead, a narrow stretch of water—laconic, shallow, and light blue—has the potential to become the most consequential corner of the globe. The Strait of Malacca is where mounting tensions between India and China could fully ignite. […]

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Considering we are entering the 2024 presidential season in the coming months, I thought I would look at the past Donald Trump years and see what I could manage regarding a grade. I know this will drive a passionate response, so please hold your fire – we are a bipartisan publication supporting all views from […]

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Nuclear war suddenly seems more relevant than at any point since the 1980s. Russia, the steward of the world’s largest nuclear weapon stockpile, is engaged in open conflict with Ukraine, while casually threatening to use a tactical nuclear weapon. North Korea, the world’s most recent nation to attain nuclear weapons, is also openly threatening to […]

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Had the NASA designed X-38 crew return vehicle (CRV), with its wingless lifting body, ever become operational, it would have become the first reusable human spacecraft produced since the Space Shuttle (which was first built in the 1970s). The X-38 was canceled however, a victim of NASA budget cuts – and still, in the twenty […]

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The election and reelection of Lauren Boebert to the U.S. House of Representatives shows how eccentric the right wing of the Republican party has become.   Boebert, who represents Colorado’s 3rd district, is perhaps second in congress to only Marjorie Taylor Greene with respect to overall zaniness. – although measuring zaniness is of course not an […]

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What makes the Seawolf-Class so special? During the Eisenhower administration, as the Cold War peaked and the world order hung in the balance, the Soviets and Americans were locked in a grueling arms race. On land, and in the air and sea, both nations rushed to out-design and out-produce their nemesis, with an urgency and paranoia that seemingly […]

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One of the most adaptable airframes ever used in the U.S. Armed Forces, undoubtedly, was the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II. During a four-decade service run, the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Marine Corps all operated the Phantom – an all-weather, supersonic fighter, bomber, and interceptor. The Phantom’s adaptability, paired with its commendable, […]

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Meet the Ford-Class: The US Navy is looking to the future, to potential open water conflict with China, and replacing the outdated Enterprise and Nimitz-class aircraft carriers. To replace the older carriers, the Navy has developed the most expensive warship ever built: The Gerald R. Ford-class. Each individual ship in the Ford class has a […]

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The biggest threat: A Plutocracy –  Much has been made lately about the peril of American democracy. The January 6th “coup,” the rise of MAGA, and Russian influence on U.S. elections – all are described as existential threats to democracy itself. But contemporary discussions about threats to U.S. democracy make a sweeping assumption: that America […]

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has enjoyed over two decades of uncontested power. However, with Russia’s “special military operation” in Ukraine badly stalled, Putin’s leadership is facing unprecedented scrutiny. “Vladimir Putin has never faced a serious challenge to his power,” Amy Knight, an expert on Russian history and politics, wrote in the Washington Post last year. […]

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The F-35 Lightning II is gradually becoming a centerpiece of the U.S. Armed Forces – and the forces of its allies. But before the F-35 entered production and proliferated, it had to win its place in a head-to-head competition with another fighter concept: the Boeing X-32. In the 1990s, the U.S. spearheaded a monumental contract […]

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But in sensing the opportunity for some Twitter likes, AOC jumps to conclusions about what happened on the subway, and what Adams’s thought process was when crafting his response statement.  

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With nearly 10,000 units built, the North American F-86 Sabre is, by far, the most-produced Western fighter ever built. Built by North American, shortly after they created the famed P-51 Mustang, the F-86 was one of the first – and one of the most important – jet-powered fighter aircraft ever. At the time of the […]

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ProPublica, who broke the Clarence Thomas - Harlan Crow relationship, has a new scoop in the unfolding ethics scandal.

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It wasn’t Russian disinformation. Hunter Biden’s laptop had been abandoned at a Delaware computer shop, and his emails were recovered.

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Biden Is Making a Big Mortage Mistake: I wrote earlier in the week to condemn President Biden’s new pricing structure for federally guaranteed mortgages. I’m glad to see I’m not the only one upset with the rule changes (which essentially force higher credit homebuyers to subsidize lower credit homebuyers); the new rule has sparked a backlash of criticism – as […]

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AOC and Gaetz represent different ends of the political spectrum – but their willingness to work together on banning congressional trading speaks to the bipartisan public support behind imposing such restrictions.

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Introducing the YF-17: In the late 1960s, a group of US Air Force officers challenged orthodoxy – gaining notoriety and a slightly deprecating nickname: The Fighter Mafia. “The Mad Major” John Boyd unofficially led the Fighter Mafia. Boyd was a fighter pilot and military strategist, known for his confrontational style and his intensely passionate pursuit of […]

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Kamala Harris Has One Big Flaw: Her Staff Never Sticks Around – Chris Whipple’s book about the Biden administration, “The Fight of His Life,” considers Kamala Harris’s beleaguered vice presidency. Specifically, Whipple examines the oft-reported staffing problems that have plagued Harris’s office for nearly two years now. Harris office culture “poisonous” Whipple asked a former […]

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House Representative Liz Cheney vowed last year to leave the Republican Party if Trump is nominated in 2024. “I’m going to do everything I can to make sure he is not the nominee,” Cheney said late last year. “And if he is the nominee,  I won’t be a Republican.” Cheney, who has long been critical […]

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made a bold prediction earlier this year: that the Russian people would rise up to assassinate their bellicose president, Vladimir Putin. “There will definitely be a moment when the fragility of Putin’s regime will be felt inside their state,” Zelensky said. “The predators will eat a predator…They will find a reason […]

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How Donald Trump Conquered the GOP: Donald Trump’s rise within, and subsequent takeover of, the GOP was a uniquely comprehensive political conquest. When Trump first declared his candidacy in the 2016 GOP primary, he was dismissed as a joke. Established GOP figures, like Mitt Romney, Ted Cruz, and Paul Ryan, took one sideways glance at […]

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NATO should not accept Ukraine as a member, because NATO should not risk open conflict with Russia. It could mean World War III.

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The Elegant F-35 has a “Beast Mode” – The F-35 is commonly perceived as an elegant, sophisticated fighter, designed with futuristic features emphasizing stealth and surgical precision. The perception is accurate to a point. Yes, the F-35 is a fifth-generation stealth fighter, built around a supercomputer that enables advanced network connectivity and data sharing. But, […]

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So, how likely is it that the United States gets involved in Ukraine? And if the United States did get involved, how would Biden fare?

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President Joe Biden recently announced his reelection campaign with a video titled “Freedom,” helping to shed light on the messaging Biden intends to use to win a second term. 

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Kamala Harris is becoming a primary target of Republicans looking to displace the incumbent administration. 

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The Supreme Court is, obviously, an important institution. And that the Supreme Court consists entirely of nine individuals – none of whom are elected, all of whom share deeply similar backgrounds – makes the Court inherently undemocratic, and accordingly, deserving of intense scrutiny.

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Designating a fighter jet as the worst fighter jet of all time is a difficult task. Several factors deserve consideration when assessing which fighter was worst. For example, is a plane bad because it is exceedingly dangerous to the pilot? Is a jet bad because its cost was so much higher than the utility yielded? […]

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A former member of the U.S. Air Force explains what you need to know about the E-6: The United States operates an airborne command and control center. Known as Looking Glass, or more formally as the Airborne National Command Post, the command center is an aircraft charged with controlling the U.S. military’s sprawling nuclear arsenal in the […]

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Ron DeSantis was on top of the world last November. He won re-election in the Florida gubernatorial race with a stunning 20-point margin.

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What the Biden administration has done here is penalize the people who have worked hard, the people who have saved their money, the people who have lived within their means, and the people who have made good on their debts.

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Whatever AOC’s ultimate goal, you can expect her to be around for a while – say, another forty years or so.

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The civil trial alleging rape against former President Donald Trump is underway. His defense attorney is grabbing the headlines. Should he?

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Hunter Biden’s attorneys met this week with Department of Justice prosecutors to see what charges were being considered against the president’s son.

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Two of America’s primary foes, Russia and Iran, possess a supercavitating torpedo. Germany and the U.S. round out the list as the only other countries known to operate these novel weapons. As the name suggests, a supercavitating torpedo uses supercavitation to move through the water at higher velocities than conventional torpedoes. Supercavitation is the use […]

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Hunter Biden’s team of attorneys met this week with Department of Justice prosecutors to discuss the charges that might be filed against Hunter. 

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DeSantis is in the enviable position of being cash rich. And while Trump is the clear-cut frontrunner, DeSantis could well make the contest tight.  

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Anti-interventionist. Anti-woke. Populist. Tulsi Gabbard, no longer a member of the Democratic Party, has been refreshing. Unlike so many of Gabbard’s contemporaries, who walk strictly partisan paths, and regurgitate the same refined, shallow talking points, Gabbard seems capable of independent thought and action. While she ran a smart campaign, Gabbard was not a viable presidential […]

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Think Ron DeSantis: What if Donald Trump and the Florida governor join forces and create a mega GOP ticket for 2024? Is that possible with both of their massive egos? We looked at it:  Currently, the most closely monitored dynamic in US politics is the interplay between former President Donald Trump and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. The two men are, […]

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Marjorie Taylor Greene doesn’t have a ton of credibility. When she says something like ‘Randi Weingarten is not a mother,’ it doesn’t mean much.

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I don’t often agree with Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. More often than not, I find AOC to be either wrong, or misguided, or incoherent, or all of the above. But I found myself agreeing with the “progressive” congresswoman’s assessment of the GOP field. In conversation with MSNBC’s Jen Psaki, AOC said she believes that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis […]

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COVID-19 and His Handling Of It? – The 2020 presidential election was particularly unique. The coronavirus pandemic, a generational event with society-altering ramifications, was in full swing. The virus, which would later mutate into less virile strains, was still in its most potent form. The economy was struggling. Unemployment was high. People were dying. Disagreements […]

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With the ten-figure investment in the Ford-class carriers, the Nimitz-class, once the jewel of the US Navy, is clearly trending toward the scrapyard. Yet the workhorse Nimitz is still a capable warship – perhaps beyond the technological or fiscal capacity of any other nation. All ten Nimitz carriers are still in service and still relevant. […]

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Why does Russia’s Admiral Kuznetsov Spew Black Smoke? Check Out Our Latest Video On This Issue Below: Russia’s lone aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov, is internationally recognized for all the wrong reasons: engine failures, costly repairs, a deadly fire, and especially, a constantly spewing, putrid smoke. Russia’s Kuznetsov runs on a goopy, tar-like substance called […]

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