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" a cadet sent [the professor] an email thanking her for her courage. He wrote that it was first time he had ever seen someone stand up for something that directly cost them" It took a civilian English prof to demonstrate actually living your values to a West Point cadet.

submitted 21 hours ago • 5 comments

the other thing is that most institutions have people in them who joined them not out of belief or conviction but because it was the default - or for power or money. that used to be the case with the priesthood! But Prevost joined the Augustinians in 1977, by which time it was not (in the US)

submitted 21 hours ago • 1 comment

Faced with the "sweeping assault" on critical thinking at our top military academy, West Point, a professor of military ethics resigns. "However much I admire America, uncritically asserting that it is 'the most powerful force for good in human history” is not something an educator does'."

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

Automated reloading process of the French AMX-30R. The system is able to hold a total of ten missiles, two on the arms and 4 additional missiles on each side in revolving magazines.

submitted 1 day ago • 3 comments

the reason conservative American Catholics are mad about the American Pope pick is that they no longer primarily think of themselves as Americans or Catholics but as conservatives

submitted 1 day ago • 29 comments

the single best essay on the war - www.leesandlin.com/articles/Los...

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

on the war and necessary death, I've always liked this passage from Francis Spufford's Unapologetic

submitted 2 days ago • 2 comments

Loud voices might make you think otherwise, but Albertans are more committed to Canada, not less: "While 22% identify primarily as Albertan, more than 3/4 see themselves as Canadian... support for an Alberta-first identity [is below the 28%] found in 2020." www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

submitted 4 days ago • 21 comments

This is consumerism and evangelicalism, lol. “Firmly believes”? “make it compelling to people today”?? Get OUT of here with that seeker/relevant consultant talk. This sounds like lines from a Baptist meeting.

submitted 4 days ago • 4 comments

This is an incredibly revealing self-own.

submitted 4 days ago • 42 comments

We did it guys. Peak Westminster System shade. 👑

submitted 4 days ago • 5 comments

After 17 years, SIGAR announces it will sunset at the end of January. Their work has been invaluable to understanding the US presence and assistance to Afghanistan, the collapse of what used to be the Afghan military, and the countless lost opportunities for what could have been.

submitted 7 days ago • 2 comments

this is what I mean when I say “russian liberal brain”

submitted 9 days ago • 25 comments

As a historian, collectivized subsistence farming drove ancient men and women to despair, and many would do anything — including joining a variety of brutal militaries or perilous shipping concerns — to get off the farm.

submitted 9 days ago • 12 comments

He’s the greatest political scientist of all time.

submitted 10 days ago • 1 comment

pretty fucking wild to read a story that confirms there is an elite cabal of some of the country's wealthiest and most influential people and they are coordinating strategy and tactics to try to control global opinion, it's just not any of the the cabals tinfoil hatters have always assumed

submitted 11 days ago • 58 comments

what's up with rubio's face

submitted 12 days ago • 18 comments