Whiskey Tango Foxtrot: I'm not a real big advocate of the "cops are fascist" line of thinking. But then I see this report of ...

On Concealed Carry: You probably saw Dave Kopel's latest over at the Sage . It's an interesting, scholarly treatment of the questi...

36th Commando: CENTCOM provides a window into the training of the commando battalion of the Iraqi National Guard.

A Tragedy on Veteran's Day: Per LQ, sad news from Boston . Requiescat in pace, old soldier.

Another Affront by the Bush Administration: Bush's folks are appealing the WTO ruling that internet gambling is legal . This is jus...

More on Marine Ethics: On the other hand, sometimes those Corps Values pay off : 'On another occasion, the snipers tensed when they hear...

More Military Science: The Belmont Club remains one of the best sources on the internet for writing about the war. Today he has a piece on...

Veteran's Day: BlackFive has many posts up, starting yesterday and continuing today, all of which make good reading.

Speaking of China: Here is a report that 3.1 million Chinese joined in protests or demonstrations last year. One of the largest demonstrat...

Against the Sattelite Patrol: Thanks to E.B. for this. Iraq Now has published a rather harsh critique of the US Marines in Iraq, from the ...

Corps Values: The Commandant gives an interview. On Veteran's Day, as on the Birthday, it's good to look back. Thank you, all...

More of This: The Adventures of Chester has exactly what we need more of in war journalism: analysis informed by a solid grounding in mili...

UK Says We're Winning: Here's a good story for the birthday. The International Policy Institute at London's King's College...

10 November 1775: Happy Birthday . Drinks at Tun's Tavern.

Advice To An Insurgent: This is from the AP, but I don't see it on Google News yet. I'll post the majority of the piece, for your e...

The Jacksonian Party: Way back in January, The New Republic was speculating on a collapse of the Democratic party if elections didn't g...

The Scots-Irish: There's been a lot of talk about the Scots-Irish in America, thanks mostly to James Webb's new book, Born Fighting ...

Big Iron: Presumably the Arizona Rangers know about this. So should you. For nearly two decades, the most important nexus for internationa...

The Side of Light: Two items on the Iraq war. First, a USCENTCOM press release : An Army unit assigned to I Marine Expeditionary Force, dis...

Hail the Black Watch: I offer a salute to the Black Watch. They were raised as the 43rd Royal Highland Regiment; after the British army h...