I share a lot of memes I made on Facebook, maybe I should go back to sharing them here too.
Ian Kummer
The Ten Commandments Is a Great Movie, But Does the World Need It?
The 1956 Charlton Heston movie The Ten Commandments is one of the greatest spectacles to ever grace the silver screen and is indisputably a great work of art, but did it have a positive effect on the world? I’m not so sure. Special effects-wise, the movie aged so well in large part because a lot … Read more
The Myth That Insurgencies Are “Harder” Than Conventional Wars
Almost daily I get comments on social media that guerrilla wars are the “Achilles’ Heel” of American forces. We are the greatest military force to ever exist in human history, but enemies keep insisting on using unfair tactics. I hate to break it to you, but “conventional” nation state enemies are not easier to beat … Read more
Fallout Season 1 Has a Strong Start But Goes Nowhere
I watched the Amazon’s Fallout series when it first came out and just now got around to reviewing it. Bottom line, it is a fun nostalgia trip for people who played the game but really has nothing to say. For readers who are unfamiliar, Fallout is based on the popular post-apocalyptic video game series of … Read more
Yet Another Strange US Soldier Death In Ukraine
A soldier from the Oregon Army National Guard was killed in Ukraine on July 15, just “weeks” after arriving in country. What was he doing there? Sgt. Cruz Michael Bryan, a Sisters, Oregon native, was honorably discharged from the Oregon Army National Guard in May after 14 years of service. From the Prineville Review: Bryan, … Read more