Mike Papantonio on the Apple scandal, Wayne Slater on Texas universities, Julia Bacha on her documentary 'My Neighbourhood' and Jim Graves on his race against Michele Bachmann.
The F-35 Lightning II, whose development is being funded by the Joint Strike Fighter Program — which is funded primarily by the U.S. — has been making the news lately. At $396 billion, its development budget recently set a record, … read post
North Korea has been dominating the headlines in recent months, starting with its nuclear test announcement back in February. And in the weeks following, the rogue nation formally nullified the 1953 Korean War Armistice, announced it couldn’t guarantee the safety of foreign … read post
In March 2003, the U.S. military invaded Iraq from Kuwait with the goal of removing Saddam Hussein from power. The American people were told many stories, including the one about the threat arising from Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction. We … read post
Defense spending used to be one of the “sacred cows” of Washington, and idling an aircraft carrier rather than deploying it to a war zone would have been unheard of. Now, however, both the sequester and the resulting Department of … read post
North Korea’s recent nuclear test indicates that Kim Jong Un is as determined as his father. Though hopes were high that the Swiss-educated son would be more reasonable with the international community than his notoriously isolationist father, yesterday’s underground nuclear … read post
John Brennan took his seat before the Senate Intelligence Committee for his confirmation hearings to become director of the Central Intelligence Agency. But in the hot seat today was the White House’s drone warfare program against al-Qaida. Brennan is a … read post
In the tragic aftermath of the U.S. Embassy attacks that left Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other officials dead, this senseless loss of life has done little to temper the Romney campaign’s desire to capitalize in the polls any way … read post
For Memorial Day, Jennifer Granholm calls on the U.S. to do better than making just gestures in support of our soldiers. Granholm says Congress must make sure to support the troops who have already come home. watch video
Filmmaker Steven Barber talks about “Until They Are Home,” his documentary about discovering and repatriating the bodies of the soldiers killed in the Battle of Tarawa during WWII. watch video
Let there be guns! Florida Governor Rick Scott rejected the Tampa mayor’s request to ban handguns at the Republican National Convention this summer. Is he taking the Second Amendment too far? read post
