In October 1859, a small town at the junction of two rivers became the focal point of one of the most dramatic and consequential events in American history.
John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry, Virginia, was brief, violent, and ultimately unsuccessful. Yet its impact was enormous. The raid deepened sectional divisions between North and South, heightened fears of slave rebellion, and accelerated the nation’s slide toward civil war.
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Watch live as U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. Dan Caine hold a press conference on U.S.–Israel military attack on Iran.
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Noah Glyn, RealClearDefense
American political support for Israel has declined to its lowest point in decades.
James Mingus & Graham White, Modern War Institute
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M. Easley, DefScoop
The Cassowary Vex mission marked the first deployment of a commercial-built hypersonic testbed developed under the Hypersonic High-Cadence Advanced Testing program.
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Kris Osborn, Warrior Maven
Growing threats demand an immediate F/A-XX.
The Lebanese paramilitary group Hezbollah has released footage showing successful strikes on Israeli Merkava main battle tanks, one of which was seen being destroyed in the Tel Al-Nahas area on the outskirts of the town of Kafr Kila in southern Lebanon. Footage has shown extensive use of Russian Kornet anti-tank missiles, which were first used by the paramilitary group to repel an Israeli invasion of Lebanon in 2006. Hezbollah for the first time since 2024 initiated hostilities with Israeli forces on March 1, in response to Israeli and U.S. attacks on its close strategic partner Iran.
In contemporary South Asian crises, velocity matters more than military power. Velocity means how fast responsibility is assigned, actions are authorized, limited operations are executed, and a dominant narrative is established before diplomatic intervention. Rather than focusing only on military capability, velocity is about the speed of coordinated action. Countries that move swiftly to shape events gain political advantages, even if their material strength is less.Pakistan’s post-2025 defense reorganization, in line with the 27th amendment to its constitution, acknowledges this shift.
Congress has unintentionally shifted the burden of preventing an unconstitutional war squarely onto the military. By failing to exercise its war powers, it has positioned the American military as a firewall made of parchment between itself and the White House. Democratic members of Congress and the Senate have issued solemn warnings regarding unlawful orders and disobedience, hoping the military will do what Congress hasn’t: prevent an unconstitutional war.This is not the right path.