Magazine - Life & Arts
In praise of subtitles
The year of COVID-19 is coming to a close, and it’s worth assessing some of the curious ways our culture has been shaped by finding ourselves at…
December 15, 2020
Business
The soup is hot
The sourdough phase of the lockdown was quaint while it lasted, but I regret to inform you that we’ve now entered the casserole phase. In April, we…
Education
The activism that’s killing youth education
During his campaign, Joe Biden sat down with National Education Association President Lily Eskelsen Garcia to talk education reform. Garcia explained that NEA members (who include Jill…
Economy
America first is not America alone
As President Trump is scheduled to leave office in January, critics of his administration are offering appraisals of his policies in order to urge Joe Biden to…
Beltway Confidential
Space command belongs in Colorado
The U.S. Space Force is the nation’s newest branch of the armed services. President Trump created it, but there is much still to decide about how it…
Healthcare
Public gets behind idea of mask mandates
A majority of the public believes that states should enforce mask mandates by imposing fines and, in some cases, jail time for those who violate the public…
Business
Big Pharma and traditional capitalism to the rescue
The prospective impact of the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines on public and economic health is virtually incalculable. But the fact that two private pharmaceutical firms are…
Magazine - Life & Arts
Merry Christmas, Buzzard Dog
Christmas in the service can be lonely. The military does its best to help service members celebrate the holiday, but sometimes, missions don’t allow for many festivities.…
Magazine - Your Land
Then and Now: Civilian military
Last week, President-elect Joe Biden announced that he would nominate Lloyd Austin, a four-star Army general who retired in 2016, for secretary of defense. However, to serve,…
Magazine - Your Land
Word of the Week: ‘Court packing’
In October, a dictionary changed its listed definition of “sexual preference” overnight after then-appointee to the Supreme Court Amy Coney Barrett had used it in the Senate…