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Filed in: Free Speech | by David French | 9:35 AM May. 6, 2013
Protecting Warriors from ‘Uncomfortable’ Speech
Though it’s appalling that U.S. Army generals are meeting with an anti-Christian extemist while considering the issue of religious liberty in the military, I’ve been quite skeptical of the more alarmist reports about actual Pentagon policy. So far, reports of actual suppression of religious liberty have been isolated and infrequent, and the military’s existing protections are strong and commonsense. When I’m on active duty, I do not feel as if my religious liberty is supp... Continue Reading
Filed in: US Constitution | by Matthew Clark | 11:34 AM Aug. 6, 2012
Obama Trying to Limit Military Voting Rights
President Obama, the Commander-in-Chief, has filed a lawsuit to prevent the men and women of our military from having every opportunity to vote this election. As outrageous as it sounds, this is exactly what has happened. President Obama’s re-election campaign has filed a lawsuit in federal court to block a law allowing members of our armed forces a few extra days to cast their ballots before Election Day. This law does not extend their voting rights past election day; it only grants tho... Continue Reading
Filed in: US Constitution | by David French | 12:42 PM Jan. 18, 2012
Double Standards That Kill
Over at the New York Post, Arthur Herman has penned an outstanding piece that outlines the double standards inherent in every American conflict since Vietnam. Here’s the core point: After Vietnam, our politicians demanded that our armed forces be trained to wield the most lethal weapons ever made, with the moral and cultural sensitivity of Peace Corps volunteers. To anyone who knows history, our troops have met this challenge with overwhelming and unprecedented success — as our real... Continue Reading
Filed in: Middle East Turmoil | by David French | 3:03 PM Dec. 29, 2011
How Did We Win in Iraq?
Jim Lacey’s piece today, warning against excessive dedication to building a pure counterinsurgency Army when planning for future conflicts, is outstanding from start to finish, but buried within the article is a gem of a paragraph that directly addresses the hidden reality of the Surge: The corps commander in Iraq during the surge, now the Army chief of staff, General Raymond Odierno, reportedly said that nothing he was doing before the Army published its new counterinsurgency doctrine ch... Continue Reading
Filed in: American Heritage | by Jay Sekulow | 11:39 AM Nov. 28, 2011
Cross Displays in Military Under Attack
The aggressive tactics of atheist organizations move into high gear during the Christmas season. As I told you earlier, we've sent a letter to the Marine Corps Commanding Officer at Camp Pendleton after an atheist group attacked a war memorial cross put in place by Marines to honor their colleagues who died fighting for our freedoms in Iraq. In our letter, posted here, we explain the law in detail and urge the Marines to stand firm and keep the cross in place. The memorial cross, we argue, is a... Continue Reading
