The latest episode of En Route Podcast from Ordinary Times contributor Dennis Sanders as he talks to...
Afghanistan
Most Americans can now go back to their default positions on Afghanistan that preceded the Taliban taking...
So, the forever war is now over. But is the forever war done with us? We got...
The fall of Saigon did not have the negative effect on American leadership that many observers believe...
The disjointed and, frankly, lackadaisical public response of the Biden Administration to the events in Afghanistan begs...
The Biden Administration can try to downplay, but the embassy actions say the fall of Kabul to...
Linky Friday is Ordinary Times' end of the week tradition of bringing you stories from around the...
Neither Biden nor the media have portrayed this as defeat, but it is. The United States lost...
We’ve heard it through three different administrations, but President Biden says he means it: America is getting...
Three questions, all of which have easy, obvious answers. So why are we talking about this?
~by Creon Critic What exactly is the delay in formulating a comprehensive strategy to transition the Assad...
Adm. William McRaven, the head of U.S. Special Operations Command, believes, “We are achieving in the SOF...
I’m pretty sure that long before American troops set foot in the mountains of Afghanistan, that the...
The latest tragedy in Afghanistan is still unfolding. An American soldier went on a shooting spree, killing...
Headline of the Week: My Year With Guns When he was eight years old Tod Kelly...
Reading the article by Eric Schmitt that ran in last Sunday’s New York Times under the headline,...
While flipping through yesterday’s New York Times I hit upon this piece which gave me pause. For...
I bridle at the contention – apparently endorsed by all but one of the Republican presidential candidates...
In an uncharacteristically silly post, Erik asserts that all wars are either defensive or driven by “plunder.”...
This Rolling Stone article on Stanley McChrystal is causing a stir. An aide has already been fired...
