Category Dispatches & Administration
I just want to apologize for the lack of recent posts. I have had semester finals recently and have understandably I think, concentrated on those to the detriment of MHUS. I hope to rectify that soon. To my loyal readers,… Continue Reading →
Happy Veterans Day! To all my fellow veterans, I say thank you for your service and dedication in protecting this great nation from her enemies, both foreign and domestic
[FULL DISCLOSURE: I received my copy of this book free from the publisher for purposes of reviewing it. I was not paid for this review and the opinion expressed is purely my own] The Color of War is one of… Continue Reading →
[FULL DISCLOSURE: I received my copy of this book free from the publisher for purposes of reviewing it. I was not paid for this review and the opinion expressed is purely my own] Road to Valor is the story of… Continue Reading →
I received notification this morning that my first Peer-Reviewed article has been accepted for publication. It is an annotated bibliography of Frederick the Great for Oxford University Press (OUP) Online and it has taken me awhile to write it… Continue Reading →
What I would like to do is ask if any of the regulars or even other visitors to the site feel up to making the occasional contribution? I won’t promise to take on everybody who wants to contribute but I… Continue Reading →
Ran across this video on Youtube. I for one, think it is hilarious. That is a Magpie and I don’t know what language they are speaking but it sounds like Czech or Polish to me.
A Lesson in Irony.
The Food Stamp Program, administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, is proud to be distributing the greatest amount of free meals and food stamps ever. Meanwhile, the National Park Service, administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, asks us to "Please Do Not Feed the Animals." Their stated reason for the policy is because the animals will grow dependent on handouts and will not learn to take care of themselves.
This ends today's lesson.
Got this in an email from my Dad. Funny and sad at the same time. A Lesson in Irony. The Food Stamp Program, administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, is proud to be distributing the greatest amount of free… Continue Reading →
Pentagon holds first gay pride event I don’t whether to laugh or cry. I think the latter though
Awesome Quote: What do you call it when someone steals someone else’s money secretly? Theft. What do you call it when someone takes someone else’s money openly by force? Robbery. What do you call it when a politician takes someone… Continue Reading →
In today’s edition of Stars and Stripes and the LA Times is an article about a combat engineer facing charges for actions he took in combat in Afghanistan last year. The gist of the story is that the soldier involved shot an unarmed female… Continue Reading →
Today I was reading a selection of articles from Foreign Affairs magazine dealing with modern Counterinsurgency and its perceived success or failure. One of the things that struck me about the articles and that Bing West brings out in… Continue Reading →
I have updated the comment system to use Disqus instead of the native WP comment sytsem.  I am in the process o migrating everything to the new platform so it may be a few days before all the old comments show… Continue Reading →
In addition to being a historian and political junkie I am also a Space nut. I was hugely disappointed to see the shuttle program shut down with its replacement being cancelled because we plan to rely on the private sector…. Continue Reading →
Saw this update on SFC Taylor’s case yesterday and decided to add it to my page as well. From the LA Times: Court-martial decision postponed for soldier in Afghan shooting. His Article 32 hearing, the military equivalent of… Continue Reading →