The Real World War II History Behind the Movie Midway
Warning: Contains spoilers for the movie Midway Just in time for Americans to officially remember veterans of World War II and other conflicts on Veterans …
Douglas MacArthur Is One of America’s Most Famous Generals. He’s Also the Most Overrated
IDEAS Sides is the author, most recently, of On Desperate Ground: The Epic Story of Chosin Reservoir, the Greatest Battle of the Korean War, just …
‘The Gates in the Wall Stand Open Wide.’ What Happened the Day the Berlin Wall Fell
On June 12, 1987 — more than 25 years after the Berlin Wall first divided the city’s East and West — U.S. President Ronald Reagan …
SpaceX Just Put 60 More Broadband Internet Satellites Into Space
(Bloomberg) — Space Exploration Technologies Corp. launched its second batch of 60 Starlink satellites on Monday, taking another step toward Elon Musk’s vision to create …
Melting Permafrost Projections Reveal Paris Climate Goals at Risk: Study
Global policymakers have failed to account for a key factor in setting carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions budgets to rein in the climate crisis—melting permafrost—a new …
Sniper’s War and Anti-Terrorist Terrorism
Have you ever been sniped at – a bullet “cracking” as it just misses you? Probably not, unless you’re ex-Army or Marines, a grunt fighting …
The 'Burn It All Down' Approach: Trump Uses Dire Warming Predictions to Justify Increasing Emissions
Despite the Trump administration’s own prediction that by the end of this century, the world could warm “a disastrous” 7°F, or about 4°C, above pre-industrial …
Iranian Commander Issues Reminder That US Is the World's "Top Criminal with Regard to Missiles"
A top Iranian military commander responded on Tuesday to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s demand that Iran end its domestic nuclear energy development, with a …
Wildfires Rage In Australian State: ‘We’ve Simply Never Had This Number Of Fires’
A firefighter monitors a fire on Saturday near Port Macquarie in New South Wales. Australia’s most populous state has been subject to a large outbreak …
As Saudis Say Bombings of Yemeni Children Mere 'Mistakes,' Growing Calls for US to Stop Fueling Atrocities
After the U.S.-backed Saudi-led coalition issued a statement on Saturday calling its deadly bombing of a Yemeni school bus “unjustified” and claiming it was the …