Major Gabbard finally surrendered. Recently, following “Big Tuesday’s” six state primaries, “Late Night” comedian Seth Myers jabbed that, “after tonight, we might finally know once and for all whether Tulsi Gabbard can take a hint.” Like an awkward party straggler that stays past dozens that’ve departed—and with only the host couple remaining—Tulsi Gabbard became the talk of the town for those wondering when…
*Note: This essay was originally published on the Modern War Institute’s Commentary & Analysis site. Even the day after, a Saturday, the online backlash against an Army public affairs officer’s essay spilled over and invaded the birthday party my seven-year-old was attending. The phone pinged, pinged again, and then pinged some more, noises that were…
*Note: This essay was published in the Salt Lake Tribune print edition on November 18, 2018. It can also be found online here. “Why would he go?” Recently, a relative called from Salt Lake City to talk about the tragic death of Utah Army National Guard Maj. Brent Taylor(who in civilian life had also served as mayor…
*Note: This essay was originally published on the Modern War Institute’s Commentary & Analysis site. I would never actively cheer an administrational death, but, paraphrasing Clarence Darrow, I did smile a bit while reading Michael Flynn’s resignation in the newspaper. It wasn’t for any personal ill will or partisan reason (my stance on political neutrality is well documented), but my grin…
*Note: This essay was originally published on the Modern War Institute’s Commentary & Analysis site. Who should we save? That’s the question a Johns Hopkins doctor has been asking, and who was recently profiled in a thought provoking New York Times article. More specifically, “When a surge of patients – from a disaster, disease outbreak,…