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I’ve taken a close interest in civil‐military relations for decades. I was taught the importance of civilian control over the U.S. military as a young NROTC midshipman. While on active duty, I opined publicly in the Naval Institute’s Proceedings on the reaction of servicemembers to Bill Clinton’s election as president. And in graduate school, I carefully studied several incidents from …
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Erika Girardi is proud to be the mother of a policeman. The “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star, 48, defended her son Tommy Zizzo on social media after an Instagram user commented, “Your son is an officer!” on her image of a black screen to support Black Lives Matter and Black Out Tuesday. “My son …
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With cities ablaze and civil disturbances continuing night after night, President Trump has threatened to use military force to maintain order. He has the power to do that. He can federalize the National Guard and even use regular military forces. Though he is angry and tempted to use force, he shouldn’t. Troops make for lousy …
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The Covid-19 pandemic has become—unfortunately—a politicized arena as the United States and China compete over narratives and global influence. While both countries have continued to peddle arguments that blame the other party for the virus outbreak, Beijing has also actively employed economic diplomacy to portray itself as a magnanimous great power. As countries scramble to …
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“Get the weapons of war off our streets!” This may sound familiar, as it’s often heard from those attempting to pass more gun control legislation. But what you don’t hear is that it’s simply untrue that “weapons of war” are available to the general public. What is true is that you’d last about three minutes …
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Representative Matt Gaetz (R., Fla.) said he was carrying a “badge of honor” after Twitter labeled one of his tweets against Antifa, saying it violated the platform’s policies against glorifying violence. Gaetz, a prominent ally of President Trump who in 2018 was “shadow banned” by Twitter to limit his visibility, tweeted Monday calling members of …
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Eminem has joined the cause. The 47-year-old rapper announced that his music studio, Shady Records, will be participating in the #BlackoutTuesday campaign, a movement that started within the music industry to symbolize standing against racial injustice. The day has been widely accepted by the public and other businesses, many of whom are posting plain black …
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Madison Beer says she was tear-gassed while protesting police brutality in Santa Monica, Calif., following George Floyd’s death. “LEAVE SANTA MONICA NOW IF YOU CAN I WAS JUST TEAR GASSED,” the “Selfish” singer, 21, tweeted Sunday. “THEY ARE ARRESTING EVERYONE AND TEAR GASSING ALL CROWDS.” Beer also posted a teary-eyed selfie, reiterating her message that …
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Halsey says she was hit by pellets and “gassed” for hours as she stood with Yungblud on the frontlines of George Floyd protests in Los Angeles. “I dont know how to articulate the horrors of today. [National Guard] + officers firing rounds into kneeling crowds,” the 25-year-old “Nightmare” singer tweeted Sunday in a series of …
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John Cusack says he faced police batons in Chicago after trying to film a burning car during a protest over George Floyd’s death. The “America’s Sweetheart” star, 53, posted choppy footage on Twitter of a burning car and said police “came at” him with batons in an attempt to stop him. John CusackGetty Images “Cops …
I’ve taken a close interest in civil‐military relations for decades. I was taught the importance of civilian control over the U.S. military as a young NROTC midshipman. While on active duty, I opined publicly in the Naval Institute’s Proceedings on the reaction of servicemembers to Bill Clinton’s election as president. And in graduate school, I carefully studied several incidents from …
