The Army is preparing to launch a new system that allows certain senior warrant officers to “bid” for retention bonuses in exchange for committing to an additional six-year active-duty obligation. The initiative, formally called the Warrant Officer Retention Bonus Auction, represents a departure from fixed-rate bonus structures and introduces a market-style approach to compensation.What The New Warrant Officer Bidding Program DoesUnder the program, eligible warrant officers submit confidential bids indicating the minimum monthly bonus they would accept to remain in service. After collecting all bids, the Army calculates a single market-clearing rate that maximizes the number of participants retained within…
In the early hours of Aug. 15, 1944, the body of Italian prisoner of war Guglielmo Olivotto was found hanging from a guywire on an obstacle course at Fort Lawton outside Seattle. By nightfall, the Army had begun destroying the crime scene. Within weeks, 43 Black soldiers faced charges. Three of them could be executed. The Army’s own classified investigation would point to a white military policeman as the most probable killer. Not one white soldier was ever charged. The wrongful convictions stood for 63 years. In the Historic District, looking toward Puget Sound. The visible buildings are, left to right,…
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This article was originally published by William L. Anderson at The Mises Institute. The Sierra Nevada of California is a rugged and beautiful mountain range, and it is located only about an hour east of my home in Roseville. We can see them on clear days, and many times we have driven east to go snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, or take in the scenery around Lake Tahoe. They are also something else: dangerous. Every year people die in those mountains by falling off cliffs, drowning, or even running into trees while skiing at the numerous resorts in the Sierra. People also…
Cooking a century ago was far different from modern cooking. The kitchens of yesteryear were stocked with all sorts of ingredients people don’t use anymore such as currants, citron, rhubarb, pastry flour, buckwheat flour, tapioca, and more. These ingredients create unique flavors that many of us have never even tasted.Not only were the ingredients different back then, the language was different too. Instead of saying cup or teaspoon, they said “cupful” or “teaspoonful.” Even the spelling has evolved. For example, what we now spell as “coconut” was spelled as “cocoanut” a long time ago.This collection of 100 recipes from 100…
With a name like “Violence Policy Center,” one might imagine an organization focused on all forms of violence. One’s imagination would be wrong, though, because the VPC never seems to look at anything except guns. This, of course, is how most gun control groups try to position themselves these days. They pretend it’s not about control, just heading off violence, which always seems to amount to the exact same things. Weird, isn’t it?Regardless, the VPC trots out a lot of “reports,” and their latest needs some attention. Why? Because it’s the epitome of an anti-gun…
Alex Honnold made headlines last month when he free soloed a skyscraper live on Netflix. Over 6 million viewers tuned in to watch, and it wasn’t just climbers who logged on to watch Honnold risk his life. If the event taught us anything (besides the fact that Honnold attracts attention when he does anything), it’s that climbing can have mass appeal beyond gym-goers. Much like plenty of people who watch UFC, you don’t have to practice the sport to be an avid viewer. When climbing is packaged in an accessible, highly dramatized format, it’ll draw eyes. And that’s precisely what…
Tim Walz has been pushing gun control since the moment he decided he wanted to run for statewide office in Minnesota. It’s funny how often someone who gets elected at a regional level is pro-gun, then suddenly becomes anti-gun when they want to woo the entire anti-gun state. Weird, ain’t it? Anyway, as you no doubt know, Walz unveiled his package of gun control measures earlier this week. He hasn’t had any luck on these things in recent years, mind you, but he figures the shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis will change all…
The United States has deployed fighter jets to Israel as part of a major military buildup in the Middle East. This is a show of force as tensions continue to escalate with Iran, and could lead to another war. The advanced F-22 Raptor stealth fighter jet squadron was sent to an Israeli Air Force base in the country’s south, multiple media outlets reported on Tuesday, citing US officials and flight-tracking data. The alleged move is likely to escalate tensions with Iran. A U.S. official confirmed to the Times of Israel and the New York Times that the fighters were being sent…
An idiotic mistake by a Louisiana police officer led to a nearly 24-hour jail stay for a legal gun owner, who’s now suing the department for arresting and detaining him without genuine cause. 18-year-old Maddox Livingston was pulled over by New Roads, Louisiana police on earlier this month for a headlight and license plate lights that were burned out. The traffic stop took a turn, however, when Livingston informed officers that he was exercising his right to carry and had a pistol with him. An office ran the gun’s serial number and told Livingston that it…
Over the years, I have had the opportunity to use a wide variety of knife-sharpening gizmos. The most efficient and easiest to use has been from the Horl brand, a German company founded in 1993. In 2016, Horl introduced the world to rolling knife sharpeners. But as a small, family-owned business, it couldn’t have expected a competitor with larger pockets and better marketing to not only launch a conspicuously similar design, but also become the face of rolling knife sharpeners in the process. Most recently, the company released the HORL3. This new version retains the admirable aspects of its predecessor…
I’ve made no secret, at least on the internet as a whole, that I support Brandon Herrera in the TX-23 Republican primary. Rep. Tony Gonzales went on an anti-gun tear in the wake of Uvalde and did serious harm to the Second Amendment cause. It’s why I resented the hell out of the GOP backing him yet again. Even President Trump endorsed him.I get that a safe seat is always welcome, so why shake things up? But as was pointed out two years ago, what good is a safe Republican seat when the guy sitting…
While speaking to reporters on Wednesday after the fund’s annual review of American economic policies, IMF (International Monetary Fund) chief Kristalina Georgieva said that “the current account deficit is too big, to make it very simple for the audience.” The U.S’s current national debt is $38 trillion and presents a growing risk to the global economy, according to experts. Precious Metals, Inflation, the National Debt, and Biden: A Recap of Current Events and the Inevitable Outcome Georgieva said that the problem is recognized by the current United States administration. However, it doesn’t appear that much, if anything is being done…
Grand Rapids, Michigan Mayor Dave LeBlanc is getting hammered for his recent comment that gun owners should be “ashamed of themselves”, with the National Rifle Association among those blasting his remarks. Grand Rapids Mayor @DavidLagrand calls for public shaming of gun owners: “If you’ve got a gun, you should be ashamed of yourself.”We’re NOT ashamed. We’re law-abiding Americans exercising a constitutional right to protect ourselves and others. Shame won’t silence any of us. pic.twitter.com/0Uss97be5R— NRA (@NRA) February 25, 2026The head of the Kent County Republican Party called out LeBlanc as well, saying “Law-abiding citizens who exercise…
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Virginia lawmakers are still moving multiple gun control bills through the General Assembly, including a ban on so-called assault firearms that was approved by a Senate committee on Wednesday. Today the House Public Safety Firearms subcommittee is expected to approve two more bills: SB 115, which would replace the state’s universal reciprocity for concealed carry with a far more restrictive regime that will upend the reciprocity agreements the Commonwealth has with dozens of states; and SB 643, which prohibits the sale of handguns and “assault firearms” to adults under the age of 21. In an…
Not content with all of the other onerous laws they’ve passed, many of which are currently being challenged in the courtroom, Democrats in the New York legislature have introduced a measure that would require lawful citizens to wait 10 days after passing a background check and purchasing a firearm to pick it up from the retailer. Ostensibly a safety measure, Senate Bill 362 states: “No dealer in firearms shall deliver any firearm, and no person shall take possession of any firearm from a dealer in firearms unless ten days have elapsed from the date such dealer initiated the national instant…
I don’t agree with how police officers have more gun rights than ordinary Americans. I get it, at least in many cases. Their job makes them enemies. I went to a small, less-than-elite private school for high school because my father didn’t want me in the same public high school as a lot of the people he arrested. It’s kind of the same energy, only on a city or statewide landscape. I get it, even if I disagree with it.But thanks to the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act, or LEOSA, sworn officers can carry in…
