At Townhall.com, I always make time to read articles by retired colonel Austin Bay. There are plenty of pundits and wannabe political experts who are more than willing to share their opinions on just about anything, but his pieces are more thoughtful on average and actually make my brain cells work instead of causing my […]
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Neither Compassionate, Nor Conservative
This whole idea about “compassionate conservatism” has bugged me for quite a while. Not that I have anything against “compassion” or “conservatism,” but I wonder why the need to put them together?
What is the difference between non-compassionate conservatism and compassionate conservatism? For one it seems that compassionate conservatism allows you to expand the government and […]
Repealing Don’t ask, Don’t tell is Fundamental to Freedom
NOTE: This was also posted at Outright Libertarians.
Last December the CBS newsmagazine 60 Minutes featured a story about Don’t ask, Don’t tell – the misnomer people commonly use for the Policy Concerning Homosexuality in the Armed Forces. Correspondent Lesley Stahl spoke to a number of gay veterans who had served in the US Armed Forces. She […]
SLDN Executive Director Responds to Sen. Nunn
Last week I wrote about how former Georgia Senator Sam Nunn was calling for a reevaluation of the currently policy on homosexual conduct in the Armed Forces. All I could think to myself was, “How many more studies need to be done?” There has already been so much research that people are tired of it. […]
From the Chairman: Military Must Stay Apolitical
This piece comes from the publication Joint Force Quarterly. You can get a PDF version at http://www.ndu.edu/inss/Press/jfq_pages/editions/i50/5.pdf.
By Adm. Mike Mullen
During just about every trip I make to the field and to the fleet, I get asked about the challenges I will face leading the military through this upcoming Presidential transition:“Aren’t you worried about having to work […]
