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Judge Michael Warren Commentary: Remembering What Memorial Day Actually Means During COVID-19 Times

May 25, 2020May 24, 2020 Admin

With much of the nation shutdown due to COVID-19, one might not even remember that May 25, 2020 is a Monday – or, more importantly, Memorial Day. The customary Memorial Day festivities of barbecues, beer, wearing white, traveling, and shopping will be truncated, if not arrested. But perhaps this is a sublime unintended consequence of social distancing and sheltering at home orders. If it settles our minds and let us focus on first things first – actually giving Memorial Day its due.

Mike Murray Commentary: A Military Option to Fight the COVID-19 Pandemic and Prevent an Economic Depression

March 22, 2020March 22, 2020 Admin

The current national strategy for fighting COVID-19 will fail. And the failure will be catastrophic. It will impact you and those you love. Continuing on the current track, even for the next seven days, will seal our doom. The measure of failure will be massive economic collapse that places millions out of work and threatens internal peace and security.

This will be to the 2000s as the Great Depression (1929 – 1933) was to the 1900s. But it need not be.

In a real war – and this is a real war where our livelihoods and security are at risk – a Wartime President always employs the Military Option.

DeWine Signs Occupational Licensing Board Reciprocity Bill Into Law

February 3, 2020February 2, 2020 Admin

Gov. Mike DeWine signed into law Senate Bill 7, which proponents say will ease employment transitions for military husbands and wives who relocate to Ohio with their active-duty spouses.

Commentary: Do We Own Our Military?

December 29, 2019December 30, 2019 Admin

The preamble to the Constitution lists a number of core functions for the American government. Any American who has ever listened to “Schoolhouse Rock” (or maybe just an obsessive listener like yours truly) can name them all:

Housing Companies Subject Military Families to Serious Illness From Disgusting Housing Conditions, Military Wives Say

December 6, 2019December 5, 2019 Admin

Housing companies subject military families to serious illness by purposefully covering up unsanitary housing conditions, military wives say.

Commentary: Neglect of Foreign Policy Led to the Deep State

November 20, 2019November 19, 2019 Admin

Questions of foreign policy, particularly those of war and peace, are among the most critical in politics. A lost war can destroy an empire and erase a nation. Victory can attain safety, security, and prosperity for many generations. An inconclusive campaign—such as our neverending stalemate in Afghanistan—can sap national confidence and shatter the minds and bodies of a generation of veterans.

Commentary: The Military-Intelligence Complex

November 5, 2019November 4, 2019 Admin

Much has been written about the so-called Resistance of disgruntled Clinton, Obama, and progressive activists who have pledged to stop Donald Trump’s agenda. The choice of the noun “Resistance,” of course, conjures up not mere “opposition,” but is meant to evoke the French “resistance” of World War II – in the melodramatic sense of current loyal progressive patriots doing their best to thwart by almost any means necessary the Nazi-like Trump.

Commentary: Trump Sticks to His Principles for Our Troops

October 27, 2019October 26, 2019 Admin

The Democrats’ presidential candidates were quick to attack President Trump’s foreign policy during their latest primary debate, but in the process, they revealed their own utter lack of any foreign policy plan for America.

84 Percent of Female Army Recruits Fail the Combat Fitness Test

October 9, 2019October 9, 2019 Admin

The Army’s Combat Fitness Test (CFT), the successor to the previous Physical Fitness Test (PFT), has proven an astonishing failure, particularly when it comes to female recruits, as reported by ClearanceJobs.com.

Presidential Hopeful Sen Liz Warren Pushes Bill Imposing Green New Deal Climate Goals on the U.S. Military

May 16, 2019May 15, 2019 Admin

by Michael Bastach Democratic Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren introduced legislation to conscript the military into the fight against global warming, mandating non-combat bases meet the goals of the Green New Deal. “[C]onsistent with the objectives of the Green New Deal, the Pentagon should achieve net zero carbon emissions for…

Conservative-Backed Ohio House Bill Would Clear Hurdles for Military Spouses Seeking Employment

May 16, 2019May 15, 2019 Anthony Gockowski

A bill making its way through the Ohio House would make it easier for military spouses living in the state to obtain professional licenses, a policy championed by the conservative Buckeye Institute. House Bill 133, sponsored by Rep. Rick Perales (R-Beavercreek), would grant full professional licenses to military spouses…

Ohio Bill Would Drastically Lower Tuition for Military Members

May 10, 2019May 10, 2019 Admin

by Amanda Johnson Service members, spouses of service members and dependents will be able to pay in-state tuition at all public institutions in the state of Ohio under proposed legislation passed by the Ohio House. Currently, there are just a handful of exceptions for some members in the military…

Commentary: Trump is Smarter Than the Generals

December 23, 2018December 22, 2018 Admin

by Christopher Roach A bipartisan consensus among the foreign policy elite holds that America needs to maintain its de facto overseas empire. This includes both preserving stability, as well as fomenting deliberate instability, including regime change in places like Syria. This consensus among elected officials, defense contractors, general officers,…

Commentary: The Art of the Veto and How Trump Can Force a Vote on the Wall

December 21, 2018December 21, 2018 Admin

by Robert Romano There won’t be any vote on wall funding this year or any year at the rate we’re going — because nobody in Congressional leadership is apparently willing to stick it in a bill and simply vote on it. Even to defeat it. Until the end of…

Commentary: Meet Them With Tanks?

October 24, 2018October 24, 2018 Admin

by George Rasley Conservative social media is awash with advice for President Trump on how to deal with the army of invading Central American aliens who are rapidly approaching our Southern Border. There is a strong current of opinion that says the whole “migrant caravan” is a set-up by…

Blackburn: Privatization Of Military A Bad Idea For Fort Campbell, Nation

August 25, 2018August 25, 2018 Jason M. Reynolds

Privatizing the military is a bad move, U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn said in an op-ed Friday in the Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle. Blackburn, a Republican who is running for Bob Corker’s U.S. Senate seat, represents the 7th Congressional District, which includes Montgomery County and Fort Campbell. The representative mentioned the death of…

Trump Goes Where No President Has Gone Before: Establishes A Space Force as Sixth Military Branch

August 11, 2018August 11, 2018 Jason M. Reynolds

Space … the final military frontier to Make America Great Again. President Donald Trump has ordered the creation of a sixth military branch, The Space Force. His 2020 presidential campaign sent an email out earlier this week soliciting votes for a logo for the branch. Supporters may vote for one…

Lee Company Sends a Cease and Desist Letter to Diane Black’s Gubernatorial Campaign

July 28, 2018July 27, 2018 Jason M. Reynolds

The Lee Company sent a cease-and-desist letter to the gubernatorial campaign of Rep. Diane Black (R-TN-06) on Friday, calling for the removal of information alleging the company wrongfully fired a veteran who once worked there, The Tennessee Journal’s On the Hill reported. GOP gubernatorial candidate Bill Lee is the owner…

Grand Ole Opry Honors Military Families at Special Tuesday Night Opry

May 28, 2018May 27, 2018 Bethany Bowman

Several country artists took time to perform, meet and greet honored military families, active duty military and veterans at the Grand Ole Opry on Tuesday, May 22.

Industrial Base Analysis Picks Up Steam; Recommendations to White House by April

December 12, 2017December 12, 2017 Admin

General Dynamics’ Lima tank plant, the only factory in the US capable of building main battle tanks. WASHINGTON: President Trump’s sweeping review of the national security industrial base — from shipbuilding to microchips, strategic minerals to vaccines — is almost halfway done. A score of working groups across the government,…

‘Blood Stripe’ Director Breaks Down New Film About Female Veteran

October 11, 2017 Admin

Though female veterans are the American military’s fastest growing population — stories about them are not often told or heard. “Blood Stripe,” one of the most recent films to be recognized by the , is looking to change that. The title “Blood Stripe” refers to the scarlet band on the…

Bill Hennessy Commentary: Assessing Antifa as a Military Strategist

September 7, 2017September 7, 2017 Admin

by Bill Hennessy If equally matched, we can offer battle; if slightly inferior in numbers, we can avoid the enemy; if quite unequal, we can flee from him. If we wish to fight, the enemy can be forced to an engagement even though he be sheltered behind a…

Commentary: Stop Diverting Our Defense Dollars To Sex Change Surgery

July 23, 2017July 23, 2017 Tennessee Star Staff

by ConservativeHQ.com Staff Last week, the House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2018 (“NDAA”) without incorporating a policy that ensures that limited military resources are not be used for sex-reassignment surgery and other gender transition efforts for service members. Next week, the House will…

Military Recruits To Be Tested Far More Extensively For Illicit Drugs

March 13, 2017March 12, 2017 Tina LaFleur

The Department of Defense has decided to test all new incoming recruits for a much larger list of drugs, directly citing rampant abuse among the civilian population as the reason for the switch. The change is set to come into effect April 3, according to a Pentagon release. Expanding the…