August 21, 2026 -

Back to Basics, Forward to Disaster: Hegseth’s Army Abandons the Future of War

While Russia builds ten secret drone bases within range of Warsaw and China unveils motherships that can birth swarms of a hundred loitering munitions at a time, the acting chief of the U.S. Army has decided the answer is parachutes. This is what happens when loyalty replaces competence at the top of the Pentagon.

The $40 Trillion Verdict: A Nation Mortgaged for Ballrooms, Arches, and Wars of Choice

The debt has doubled in less than a decade. The Treasury just doubled its emergency bond-buying to keep the long end of the market from breaking. And the president wants to build a $900 million ballroom and a 250-foot arch — to himself — while telling Americans he cannot afford their Medicaid, their day care, or their Medicare.

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