Tag: Soldier

Oh, I understand now. It’s taken a few years, and I feel a little naive. But I get it. It’s not about liberty or personal protection. It’s certainly not about tyranny. It’s about control. Strength. Boots, smashing faces. The current conservative project has a simple goal: ...

The news that our soldiers were killed in a drone attack broke through the noise of everyday life. They were on one of our many bases we have amassed around the world. It was incredible to learn that our defenses were breached. An enemy drone was able to deliver its deadly payload, snuffing out the ...

It’s about 10 in the morning, your unit has been on the move almost non-stop for more than two days, skiing in knee-deep snow, and everyone’s completely exhausted. The temperature is a crisp 15 degrees below zero — about 5° F — and it will only get colder when the sun goe...

In 235 AD, during a soldiers’ mutiny, the last emperor of the Severan dynasty, Alexander Severus, was killed. The founder of this dynasty, Septimius Severus, came to power in 193 AD thanks to the legions loyal to him. His descendants failed to please the army and thus lost power and life. From...