It may be that I’m romanticizing the past, but I feel so fortunate that when I was younger I had limited exposure to organized
Category: Military
56 generals and admirals sign statement opposing Trump’s transgender ban
When Donald Trump announced via Twitter that he was banning transgender people from military service, 56 retired generals and admirals said, “No, sir.” Their
Trump flunks US Army’s own leadership checklist
How unfit for the presidency is Donald Trump? The term “unfit” has been bandied about quite a lot since January 2017, when Trump was
Bombing His Way to Re-Election: The Trump Doctrine
“We are going to stop the policy of regime change overseas” “[Hillary Clinton] wants to start a shooting war in Syria in conflict with
A progressive feminist view of equality in the military draft
Don’t get me wrong, I’ve been an outspoken feminist since my awkward middle-school years. I own multiple shirts proclaiming “This is What a Feminist
Don’t peace activists have a say in who will be our next commander-in-chief?
A lot of Democrats also thought that it was just fine when Matt Lauer and NBC hosted their September 7 Commander-in-Chief Forum and decided
Obama could take a page out of Fiorina’s playbook on Syria
Well, not exactly. But there is something interesting that Carly Fiorina says about budgeting for the federal government that might be helpful in reassessing
The case for closing our overseas military bases
The most popular post, over the years, on Occasional Planet is: “Military Mystery: how many bases does the US have, anyway?” American University anthropology
Women graduate from US Army Ranger School: Pro and con
When the U.S. Army recently announced that two women had successfully completed its toughest training regimen, my initial reaction was, “Good for them, and
The “President Trump,” Seven-Days-in-May scenario
If you were a child of the ‘60s, one of the most gripping novels and then movies was Seven Days in May (video link