The Pentagon’s sudden push to reshape the longtime military publication Stars and Stripes has ignited a high-stakes fight over whether the military’s historic newspaper can remain independent while operating inside the Department of Defense.The Defense Department announced Thursday that it wants the publication to shift editorial emphasis toward warfighters—a change newsroom leaders and press freedom advocates said threatens the paper’s congressionally protected editorial independence. The move affects a newspaper that has reported on U.S. forces worldwide since World War II and remains a primary news source for service members stationed overseas.Military.com reached out for comment to the Pentagon, the Defense…
This article was originally published by Thiago V. S. Coelho at The Mises Institute. As Étienne de la Boétie pointed out, the state is absolutely dependent on ideological support, without which it could not even command an army to force obedience from the public. Rothbard’s Anatomy of the State points out that the state acquires this support by means of its court intellectuals, who frame power as “public service,” while framing skepticism as childish, antisocial, or “conspiratorial”—especially the simple habit of asking cui bono (“who benefits?”). In a previous article, I highlighted the need for libertarians to criticize how academia and journalism can serve as the primary vehicles…
In order to legally carry a gun in New York City, you’ll have to fork over hundreds of dollars in permit application fees, spend hundreds more on the mandated training, submit a list of character references and a set of your fingerprints, sit for an in-person interview with the NYPD Licensing Division, and be prepared to wait for six months or more to be approved to exercise a fundamental right. Now, if you don’t mind breaking the law, it’s a much easier process to carry a gun. So easy, in fact, that a kid can…
Navy veteran Al Ellis shared a dream with his wife, Sondra, that one day they would turn their 207-acre ranch in rural Wyoming into a llama sanctuary for veterans and first responders. That dream took a hit last August when Sondra died from a prolonged illness. However, Ellis stayed true to his vision. Shortly before Christmas, Ellis donated his land in Sublette County as a place veterans can go to relax, experience the recreational beauty of Wyoming, and maybe befriend a few llamas along the way. Ellis, 84, recently provided the deed to his property to the Boulder Crest Foundation, a veteran-led…
South Padre Island is getting a record-high monetary shot in the arm with help from the U.S. Coast Guard.The service announced Wednesday it awarded a $200 million design-build contract to The Haskell Company for the comprehensive recapitalization and expansion of Coast Guard Station South Padre Island in Texas, marking the largest single task order in the history of the Coast Guard’s military construction program.The contract is funded through the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, according to USCG, and will deliver the design and construction of more than 120,000 square feet of essential facilities and supporting infrastructure. They said the construction…
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Families of two West Virginia veterans received a little bit of closure when it was announced this week that their remains have been identified after several decades. Sgt. William L. Harper, a Korean War soldier from White Sulphur Springs, and Pvt. Ira Warren from Seth, a World War II veteran, were both identified last year thanks to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA). Harper was accounted for on Aug. 7 while Warren was accounted for on June 11.DPAA held off on informing the public until the soldiers’ families could be fully briefed on the findings. Identified Decades LaterWarren, 26, served in the…
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More gun control bills continue to be introduced in Virginia ahead of next week’s deadline to file legislation for the 2026 session, including a measure that could put a stop to backyard plinking for some Virginia residents. Virginia law already allows counties to prohibit the outdoor shooting of “firearms or arrows from bows or arrowguns in any areas of the county which are in the opinion of the governing body so heavily populated as to make such conduct dangerous to the inhabitants thereof.”HB 926 would expand on that by allowing counties to enact an ordinance…
A turncoat who left a decades-long career in the gun industry to work for an anti-gun group has announced he is running for Congress in the state of Montana, raising a red flag with the powerful National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF). In his career, Ryan Busse spent 25 years working for a leading American firearm manufacturer, during which time the company produced more than 2.3 million rifles, pistols and revolvers. But as NSSF pointed out in a recent press item, after leaving, Busse took a high-dollar paid lobbying position with the national gun control group GIFFORDS Courage to Fight Gun…
This article was originally published by Zoey Sky at Natural News. Yulia Timoshenko, a major opposition figure, is facing new criminal charges for allegedly organizing a scheme to buy parliamentary votes. This comes at a time when President Zelensky’s government is already unstable and struggling to pass legislation. The investigation is conducted by anti-corruption agencies (NABU and SAPO) that Timoshenko recently tried to weaken. Last year, she supported a bill to strip these agencies of their independence, which was only reversed after Western pressure. This makes the timing of the charges seem politically suspicious. Timoshenko denies wrongdoing, calling the raid a “publicity…
January is an underrated month for the outdoors. Depending on where you live, you might be knee-deep in the snow or simply a bit chilly. Either way, winter won’t keep us from skiing or camping — provided you have the right gear. This week’s gear roundup will keep you prepared while taking some weight off your shoulders. From backpacking tents and chairs that weigh less than a pineapple, to cute little YETI coolers — the ultralight crowd will find plenty to love here. But we’re also keen on some new BOA ski boots and some sweet wool threads from The North…
It was nearly 20 years ago when I slapped skins on my dad’s old 210cm telemark skis for the first time. Those first few tele turns made that much more unnatural by the headlamp-lit darkness and the icy bite of the evening wind. It didn’t help that his old Garmonts were at least three mondo sizes too big for my teenage feet. I was absolutely swimming. Yet somehow it clicked. Dropping a knee weirdly made sense, even if my feet were a wobbly, sloppy mess and the telemark equipment of the day was a sketchily contrived deathtrap. Fast forward 2…
With no fee for NFA items like suppressors and short-barreled long guns, Americans are jumping at the opportunity to get things they likely always wanted, but didn’t want to have to fool with the tax stamp on. Let’s be real here, even in today’s money, $200 isn’t exactly pocket change. So, they’re taking advantage of the tax going away and embracing it.Sure, they still have to register them, but while that is working its way through the courts, it also offers up a golden opportunity for some weapons-grade trolling.For example, one gentleman registered a potato.“TATE001”That’s…
The Glock 43x is still riding a wave of popularity since it was released in early 2019, and it’s easy to see why. Compact, up to 15 rounds without resorting to extended mags, and the usual level of reliability Glocks are known for. Rumor has it that adding a small compensator utterly transforms this handgun in particular, so I sent out a request ASAP. I needed a threaded barrel to make this happen, and following the recommendation of a few friends who swear by SilencerCo, I picked one up. Let’s check the tech specs before we get to install and…
Will.i.am is looking to bring some boom, boom, pow to the car market. The rapper, producer, and serious auto enthusiast is looking to bring a new vehicle to the market. It focuses on AI and micromobility, but the specs are absurd. Think sub-2 seconds from 0 to 60 in a three-wheel electric car. Trinity Is a Tiny Three-Wheel Monster (Photo/Trinity) It’s called Trinity, and the new company was founded and is owned by Will.i.am. He and the company introduced the car as a prototype at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas last week, and the idea is like…
by Lee Williams Sixty-five-year-old Lawrence Michael DeStefano’s freedom ended abruptly Wednesday, as prison officials took him from a jail cell in the Free State of Florida to the hellhole of Rikers Island in New York. DeStefano, who had never committed any crime in his home state of Florida, could now spend the rest of his life behind bars in a New York State prison. If you’re one of the 50,000 New Yorkers who bought Polymer 80 pistol kits from DeStefano and his firm Indie Guns over the years, rest easy. He promised he will never reveal your name. You are…
The two biggest problems with even the best binoculars is that they only provide a solo experience and the images are fleeting. By contrast, MatataXplore’s compact Solvia ED 8×32 AI Binoculars, which I spotted last week at CES, allow you to capture and share images. Plus, they have a few AI-based tricks up their sleeve. Now for sure, these aren’t the first binoculars to grab videos and stills. Heck, I was a big fan of Sony’s DEV-5 back in 2012. It was essentially two highly zoomable camcorders fused together that looked and worked like binoculars. But they were way bigger,…
When people travel for a training class, they often drive. Transporting guns then is relatively easy, all things considered, though there are some things folks should be aware of. Others fly, and they transport their guns via their flight, but that’s kind of a pain in the butt, too.But what about when your gun needs to go to the other side of the country, but you don’t? With anything else, you just ship it. You put it in a box, weigh it, and find the cheapest acceptable shipping option. While my experience tends to put…
Tarek William Saab, Venezuela’s attorney general, has said that the abduction of Nicolas Maduro was an “act of war.” The United States kidnapped the Venezuelan ruler during an operation a few weeks ago. Trump Halts Second Wave of Venezuela Strikes As Global Outrage Grows Over Maduro Abduction American forces carried out a series of airstrikes on the Venezuelan capital of Caracas and several other regions of the country on January 3, while US commandos abducted Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. They were taken to a US warship and later flown to New York, where last week they appeared in…
