NFL *Says* It Will Pay Pentagon Back for Patriotic Halftime Shows
That stirring multi-million-dollar display of patriotism you saw at halftime was brought to you by...your own tax dollars!
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Don't Draft Anybody, But if You Do, Draft Women Too!: Instapundit
A rare moment of agreement for Glenn Reynolds and Barack Obama.
A New Whistleblower Exposes America's Drone Assassinations
Unintended targets listed as 'enemies killed in action' without any actual evidence.
The Pentagon Can't Even Efficiently Waste Money on Blimps
Takes 17 years to spend $2.7 billion on idiotic failed program.
Black Soldiers Were the Real Heroes at San Juan Hill. And They Got No Credit.
Author Jerry Tuccille on Teddy Roosevelt, 'buffalo soldiers,' and the legacy of racism in the military.
Funding the U.S. Department of Offense
Republicans are all hypocrites when it comes to Defense cuts.
Chelsea Manning Threatened with Solitary Confinement over Toothpaste, Magazines
Potential harsh discipline for absurd reasons.
Police Requests for Military Gear Are Not About Fighting Terrorism
Mother Jones reveals hundreds of documents detailing local PDs requests for "combat style weapons, trucks, and armor" from the Pentagon.
The Obama Administration's War on the Press Could Become a Touch More Literal
Pentagon manual calls for potentially treating journalists like 'unprivileged belligerents.'
Conservatarians Rising?
Charles C.W. Cooke on blending elements of the conservative and libertarian philosophies.
Is Obama's War Against ISIS Legal?
The president's rationalization for autocratic military action is a license for unchecked global war.
Rand Paul's Strategic Ambiguity
An unusual foreign policy stance has unusual political perils.
Abolish Secretive Special Ops Forces
For our own safety, we must disband these squads of killers.
Air Force Loosens Up on Showing Transgender Troops the Door
Officers add another layer of evaluation before ejection.
Anti-Immigration Conservatives Hit a New Low
What's wrong with letting undocumented immigrants serve in the U.S. military?
Friday A/V Club: I'm So Old, I Remember When Liberals Protested Military Exercises Conducted on U.S. Soil
From Operation Urban Warrior to Jade Helm 15
F-35 is the Navy's 'last manned strike fighter aircraft'
The Top Gun remake is going to suck. More.
How to Push Back on Calls for More Defense Spending: $45 Billion of Afghan Funds Unaccounted For
A big chunk of Pentagon spending prior to 2010 cannot be audited.
Arguments for Military Sequestration for Conservatives
Arguments strong enough for a conservative, but made for everyone.
The GOP's Budgetary Shenanigans Discourage Necessary Pentagon Reform
The Department of Defense will continue to avoid hard choices if the war hawks prevail and gut spending caps.
The Squeal of the War Hogs
Why do Lindsey Graham and John McCain think half a trillion dollars is not enough to defend the country?
The War of 1812 Dramatically Changed American People and Government
"Forget self and think of America," wartime pundits urged.
Friday A/V Club: Uncle Sam Reminds You to Visit Your Local Draft Board
An artifact from the age of peacetime conscription
America's Hot New Export: Flying Killer Robots
But only to the right countries, they promise!
Chelsea Manning to Get Hormone Treatment in Prison
First time the military has approved transgender therapy for active soldier.
The American Sniper Was No Hero
Despite what some people think, hero is not a synonym for competent government-hired killer.
In the Last Fiscal Year, Washington Sent Special Operations Forces to About 70% of the World's Nations
And there's a good chance they'll go to even more in 2014-15.
The Pentagon Can Have Whatever It Wants. As Long As It's Not Less Money.
Yes, that's right: Congressional leaders are forcing the Pentagon to take more money than it asked for.
