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Rules of Stupid: Don’t Fuck Up

by Chris Hernandez | Dec 30, 2023 | Op-Eds | Don't Get Your Ass Kicked, Mindset, Unfuck Yourself

We all know – on an intellectual level, at least – that the best way to win a fight is to avoid it in the first place.

Guntroversy: Can’t We All Just Get Along?

by Mike Kupari | Dec 29, 2023 | Op-Eds | WTF

The Tactical Timmy (especially military LARPing) stereotype exists for a reason, as does the Boomer/Fudd stereotype and the Bro Vet stereotype. So what? Just let people enjoy things.

Die Hard Christmas: YES, it’s a Christmas Movie

by Mad Duo | Dec 23, 2023 | Op-Eds | Hollywood Hoodoo

There are many who ask the question, "Is Die Hard a Christmas movie?" The answer is...Well...is a pig's ass pork? Of course, Die Hard is a Christmas movie. And so is its sequel. Hell, it might as well be called A Die Hard Christmas. Or maybe John McCane and the...

Sleep Apnea | The Not So Silent Killer

by Ryan Houtekamer | Aug 9, 2023 | Learnin', Op-Eds

Hey, everyone, my name is Ryan and I had sleep apnea. It turns out my constant tiredness, snoring and randomly gasping awake was my body slowly killing me. I had to eventually swallow my pride and see a doctor and find out what was wrong with me.

Sound of Freedom: Terrible, Heart-Wrenching, Must-Watch Movie

by David Reeder | Jul 9, 2023 | Op-Eds | Hollywood Hoodoo

Sound of Freedom is a gut-wrenching movie about sex trafficking. It should be watched by Good People – who’ll hopefully then help the fight.

The True Story that Inspired ‘Fury’ : Your Weekend Read

by Mike Durand | Apr 9, 2023 | Op-Eds | Tank Week, Your Weekend Read

Is Fury a true story? We review Belton Y. Cooper’s 1998 memoir Death Traps: The Survival of an American Armored Division in World War II.

Stress Proofing Skills

by BBC-Guest | Jan 1, 2023 | Learnin', Op-Eds | 88 Tactical, Be a Better Gunfighter

Take the real world to the range; don’t try to force the range onto the real world; start stress-proofing skills. Don’t get fancy fast.

Heinlein and the 21st Century Veteran: Starship Troopers Service Guarantees Citizenship

by Pete Nealen | Jan 29, 2022 | Op-Eds | Sci Fi Soldiers, Your Weekend Read

Robert Heinlein’s Starship Troopers is a thought-experiment of a stable republic able to withstand the swarming, dehumanized anthill of collectivism. It is more philosophical tract than science fiction adventure, a true “science” fiction novel revolving around political science and sociology.

The Fall of Kabul and the Kabul Airlift

by David Reeder | Aug 29, 2021 | Op-Eds

The "Fall of Kabul" colloquially refers to the capture of the city of Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, on 15 August 2021 and, only slightly tangentially, the ensuing debacle at Kabul Intl Airport. While capture might be something of a misnomer to purists, there can be...