Tag: Military

Browning Automatic Pistol M1911

Richard C. Young - March 15, 2018

Originally posted April 12, 2011. Utah Declares Browning Automatic Pistol M1911 the Official State Firearm! A detailed look into the history of John M. Browning's classic...

A Large Army For America—Yes or No?: Part I

Richard C. Young - July 3, 2017

Originally posted March 8, 2014. The Wall Street Journal and neocons and their sympathizers vote yes. Cato Institute’s Chris Preble and Ben Friedman, Defense Secretary...

The Most Expensive Weapons Program in American History?

Richard C. Young - August 6, 2015

Writing in the July/August issue of The American Conservative, William S. Lind, director of the American Conservative Center for Public Action, tells readers it...

Neocons and the Reagan Reality

The Editors - April 29, 2015

Neocons often invoke the memory of Ronald Reagan's strength to bolster their goal of military intervention overseas. But while the Gipper might have favored...

F-35B Program Too Big To Kill?

Richard C. Young - April 22, 2015

The Niskanen Center’s Matthew Fay writes "Apparently it does not matter how many costly upgrades and redesigns the F-35 needs, or how poorly it performs...

A10 Thunderbolt Warthog Will Attack ISIS

Richard C. Young - April 10, 2015

Originally posted December 15, 2014. From Defenseone.com: The House Armed Services Committee voted to adopt an amendment that keeps the Air Force’s contentious A-10 “Warthog” aircraft...

American Forces Dominate the Undersea Realm

Richard C. Young - April 9, 2015

David Majumdar, writing in the National Interest, looks at America’s undersea power. While a new long-range stealthy unmanned strike aircraft could eventually give the carrier...

The Dangers of Reform

The Editors - April 3, 2015

Matthew Fay at Niskanen Center recommends reading why acquisition reform may cause more problems than it solves. With Congress in recess until after next week, the...

Night Fright Part 2-Everything Looks Worse at Night!

Richard C. Young - April 2, 2015

Originally posted April 16, 2012. As mentioned in part 1 of Night Fright, my three decades of living in hurricane-prone islands has given me first...

Battle for the Defense Budget: Niskanen Weekend Reads

The Editors - March 1, 2015

Matthew Fay at Niskanen Center writes: A battle over the defense budget is heating up in Congress, as the House Budget Committee appears set to put...

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