Category: History

Thirty-Something Rifle Cartridges IV – The Three-Seventy-Fives

by Animal | Jan 13, 2020 | Guns, History, Outdoors, Products You Need

As we approach the top-end of the Thirty-Something rifle cartridges, we get a real mixed bag.

Chapter 20: Why?

by Ozymandias | Jan 7, 2020 | DoD Anthrax Vaccine, Federal Power, Health Care, History, Military

Given how flawed the program has been from its inception – and all of the documents involved are public records, most of which were created by the U.S. government itself – the most salient question becomes ‘why?’

Thirty-Something Rifle Cartridges III – The Thirty-Fives

by Animal | Jan 6, 2020 | Guns, History, Outdoors, Products You Need

It’s somewhat baffling that this perfect mid-range never really seemed to catch on with American shooters, beside a couple of noteworthy exceptions.

Thirty-Something Rifle Cartridges II – The Thirty-Threes

by Animal | Dec 30, 2019 | Guns, History, Outdoors, Products You Need

I find the thirty-threes to be some of the most useful of the thirty-something calibers for the North American game fields.

Thirty-Something Rifle Cartridges I – The Thirty-Twos

by Animal | Dec 23, 2019 | Guns, History, Outdoors, Products You Need

Mid-caliber rifle cartridges are very useful.

Profiles in Toxic Masculinity VIII – Ernest Hemingway

by Animal | Dec 9, 2019 | Books, History, In Memoriam, Literature, Outdoors

He was an interesting man.

Gold Standards IV – The 1851 Colt Navy

by Animal | Dec 2, 2019 | Guns, History, Outdoors, Products You Need

The 1851 Colt Navy was a ground-breaking gun.

Gobble gobble b*tches!

by mexican sharpshooter | Nov 30, 2019 | Beer, Food & Drink, History

One is a barely sentient, bird brained animal with a gobbler. The other is a turkey.

How about a nice cup…

by mexican sharpshooter | Nov 16, 2019 | Beer, Food & Drink, History

Perhaps one day Buzzfeed will do an expose on this guy and find out what its like to be the oldest meme…ever.

Le roi est mort; vive le roi

by Ozymandias | Nov 14, 2019 | Family, History

It was warm for November, at least by the standards of most of the men….

Chapter 15 – The Stay

by Ozymandias | Nov 12, 2019 | Big Government, Congress, Constitution, DoD Anthrax Vaccine, Executive Branch, Federal Power, History, Liberty, Military, National Security, Regulation, Rule of Law, Science

From the beginning I’ve had the sense that they have mischarged the offense, perhaps intentionally.

Chapter 14 – Secretary Cohen’s “Four Points”

by Ozymandias | Nov 5, 2019 | Big Government, Congress, Constitution, DoD Anthrax Vaccine, Drugs, Executive Branch, Federal Power, History, Liberty, Licensing, Military, National Security, Politics, Regulation, Rule of Law, Science

In December of 1997, the anthrax vaccine manufacturer was shut down and could not manufacture anything related to the AVA.

Stumbling Along in Germany

by dbleagle | Nov 2, 2019 | History, Not So Easy Pieces, Politics

Dbleagle takes us on a sobering walk.

Chapter 13 – Defense Delay and Praying for a Stay

by Ozymandias | Oct 29, 2019 | Federal Power, Health Care, History

I sent out the judge’s ruling in Corporal Stonewall’s case to a list of people the same night the judge issued it. I was in despair. Now what would I do?

Gold Standards III – The Smith & Wesson Triple Lock

by Animal | Oct 28, 2019 | Guns, History

Resolved: The Smith & Wesson .44 Hand Ejector 1st Model “New Century,” otherwise known as the “Triple Lock” is the standard by which all double-action revolvers must be judged.

Chapter 12: The DoD “Evolves” on the Anthrax Vaccine

by Ozymandias | Oct 22, 2019 | DoD Anthrax Vaccine, Federal Power, Health Care, History, Liberty, Military, National Security, Regulation

During the hearings on the Nixon impeachment, Senator Howard Baker (R-TN) asked the now famous question: “What did the President know and when did he know it?”

Profiles in Toxic Masculinity VII: Mad Jack Churchill

by Animal | Oct 21, 2019 | History, In Memoriam, Military

There was no family connection to another famous example of toxic masculinity who shared the last name of Churchill.

Chapter 10 – The Anthrax Vaccine Fails, Is Awarded Zero Points… and you’ll still have to roll up your sleeve!

by Ozymandias | Oct 8, 2019 | DoD Anthrax Vaccine, Federal Power, Health Care, History, Military

The anthrax vaccine’s manufacturer has had an interesting ownership history, beginning in 1968 as the Michigan Department of Public Health (MDPH).

The Face of Battle – A Book Review

by R C Dean | Oct 8, 2019 | Books, History, Military, Opinion

In which R C Dean revisits a classic of military history.

Profiles in Toxic Masculinity VI: Roy Benavidez

by Animal | Oct 7, 2019 | History, In Memoriam, Military

The Army, like any other large institution, has many examples that young people can learn from, both good and bad.

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