Happy Armed Forces Day Our friend and regular commenter Lizard Queen has a nice little photo gallery of the USS John F. Kennedy coming home...

Sanctuary: Bill Whittle has a new essay out. It is long and winding, as they always are, but quite rewarding, as they always are. The ear...

On Frauds: Dalrymple speaks to the philosophy of frauds : The fact is that people who commit fraud, at least on a large scale, have lively, ...

Strategic Communications: Officer of Marines Chester has an excellent post about the current situation of the global media, and how it impa...

Gunfighting: As you recall, I missed out on Buy A Gun Day due to it falling on "pay exorbinant taxes day #1 of 4" for contractors....

Thanks to BlackFive: I had a good time posting at B-5's haunt during his absence. Unfortunately for me, the weekend saw a spike in the...

Happy Birthday, Arganti: Back in 1999, a great monster of a hurricane named Floyd bore down on the coastline of the American South. It was...

BlackFive: I've been asked to guest-blog over at BlackFive , while he's on the road for a few days. Since most of you probably read...

Theft of a Loved One: The Rocky Mountain News has an article on a new ban in Denver, coupled with the seizure of property. The property? ...

Dr. Rice Agrees: The good doctor said something I agree with today: Rice said she favored background checks and controls at gun shows. Howe...

A Long Day: Got up at 0400 yesterday, and here it is 0100 and I'm still awake. I had to go into Falls Church to take one of those gov...

Painting a Lead Balloon: Green , as it happens. From Nickelodeon's segment on the history of the Alamo: By the early 1800s, most of the...

V-E Day: Both BlackFive and Baldilocks have joined the Armed Liberal against Englishman and author Niall Ferguson. Ferguson wrote recent...

The Busy Days of Spring: Congrats to The GeekWithA.45 for getting those items off his checklist. Meanwhile, Doc Russia has been doing CPR...

Body Armor: The Marine Corps Times has the story: The Marine Corps issued to nearly 10,000 troops body armor that government experts urged ...

A Fallen Marine: BlackFive has a story about a fallen K-9 Marine, and his escort out. When a Marine dog dies, he isn't buried in some ...

Interagency Seams: The Adventures of Chester has an interesting piece of commentary on the subject today. Chester, an officer of Marines, ...

Ahem: Japan Today notes this little piece of fun by the White House, at Japan's expense. Shinzo Abe is the leader of Japan's rulin...

You Wanna See Defiant? Via the Best of the Web , this story about a son of Sgt. 1st Class Monique Bates, deployed in Iraq with 3ID. Francoi...

Range Day: It's been a gloomy and overcast day here in Virginia. I've spent most of it working, but I did find a little while to go...