Outside the Beltway

Is America’s military capable of fighting the next war?

The US armed forces are looking for a few more good men and women.

The aftermath of the January 6 Capitol riots runs into the First Amendment,

The Toddler-in-Chief strikes again.

It’s a reasonable question but not the right one.

A slight variant of the uniform from World War II and Korea is coming to a soldier near you.

The Army Chief of Staff and Commandant of the Marine Corps told Congress that women should be required to register for the draft just like men are.

Not every soldier is a hero. Not even every POW.

Dana Milbank offers a nonsensical reason for denying our youth the freedom to choose their own path.

Without hard choices on pay and benefits, the Pentagon will have to make big cuts in readiness.

My review of Andrew Bacevich’s latest book, Breach of Trust: How Americans Failed Their Soldiers and Their Country.

You can either have a career in a white shoe law firm or marry a military officer. Pick one.

Andrew Bacevich bemoans the social impact of the all-volunteer force.

Once again, a pundit has come up with the boneheaded idea of reinstating the draft.

A Washington Post fact check calls this “true but false.”

Last night, Ron Paul decided it was a good idea to bring back the ghosts of the Vietnam War era.

While it’s true that the South and the Heartland disproportionately contribute to our all-volunteer force, the notion that our forces are mostly Nebraska farmboys is false.

While praise for the military often goes overboard, the reaction to the McChrystal flap shows our armed forces at their finest.