U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks with U.S. troops in April 2025.

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by James D. Zirin September 14, 2025September 14, 2025

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Hegseth’s Dismissal of Admiral Chatfield Makes Us Weaker

by James D. Zirin April 10, 2025April 10, 2025

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Hegseth: It’s “just a Question of Time Before the Staff Start Covering Up for Him.”

by Paul Glastris January 15, 2025January 22, 2025

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Scott Pruitt: Don’t Worry Humans, Climate Change Could Be A Good Thing

by Nancy LeTourneau February 8, 2018January 9, 2022

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Michael Flynn Is in a World of Pain

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The Disintegration of the U.S. Military Under Trump and Beyond

Understanding Trump’s Impact on the Great Seal of the United States

Hegseth’s Dismissal of Admiral Chatfield Makes Us Weaker

Hegseth: It’s “just a Question of Time Before the Staff Start Covering Up for Him.”

A VA Critic Becomes Virginia’s New Veterans Affairs Chief

Trump’s Last Act: Risking National Security to Honor the Confederacy

Scott Pruitt: Don’t Worry Humans, Climate Change Could Be A Good Thing

Michael Flynn Is in a World of Pain

Trump Is Ignoring America’s Looming Cybersecurity Threat

Military Top Brass Wants Money for State, Not Defense

The Feminist Was a Spy

A Fitting End for Trump’s Gaudy Ballroom

The New Normal in Kyiv, Ukraine

How to Build a Big Tent

The Swastika and the Red Hat

A Different Kind of College Ranking

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