
Kevin Martin: Rethinking ‘The Common Defense’
It is good at times to conduct a reality check on what this country supposedly stands for, and what it actually does.

It is good at times to conduct a reality check on what this country supposedly stands for, and what it actually does.

Richmond will host the city’s first ever Navy Week beginning on Monday, bringing sailors to participate in education and community outreach events throughout the city, including the Dominion Riverrock Festival.

The planet and its national and international institutions are not even close to facing the realities that confront us. Instead, we live in a fantasy la-la land, or what Greta Thunberg might call blah-blah land.

Although great empires rank among the most powerful engines of world history, they are also among the most dangerous, especially as they brood over their decline.

For the first time in the history of its program, the U.S. Navy is bringing Navy Week to Richmond, and the Virginia Museum of History & Culture is serving as the flagship venue.

Cyber and cyber-enabled crimes continue to rise at an alarming rate — including due to the emergence of scams related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The government wants to play god. It wants the power to decide who lives or dies and whose rights are worthy of protection.

Regardless of how flawed the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA; aka Iran nuclear deal) may be, it was by far better than having no deal.

The fiction that the election was stolen is central in these tribal politics. The strength of loyalty to Trump over commitment to the Constitution is being tested and with the results the danger will come into focus.

A principal lesson of the war in Ukraine is that the Cold War never ended.
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